Sarah Landry was on board a ship in the Baie-des-Chaleurs when their fishing lines caught a rare bluefin tuna. After struggling for over an hour, the team managed to hoist the fish onto the boat with plans to sell it in Rimouski, Que., on Thursday.Sarah Landry pictured with the rare catch. The 385-kilogram bluefin tuna will be up for sale on Thursday in Rimouski, Que. When Sarah Landry first heard a fishing line fly off its reel, she never imagined a 385-kilogram tuna was on the other end.
Last year, her brother managed to secure a 330-kilogram tuna, but she says this one has set a new record for their business. About 215 kilograms of the fish is up for sale starting at 10 a.m. as part of the market's once-a-year tuna sale.Mélanie Aubin, Sarah Landry and Richard Desbois pictured with their rare catch. Desbois says this tuna could go for about $5,000. "I've doubled the number of employees here.… Customers can't wait to try it, and the bigger it is, the happier we're going to make them.