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Man catches huge fish off the coast of Japan

By T.K. Randall
September 17, 2015
Ocean
Image: AI-generated (Midjourney)
The gigantic specimen was reeled in during a fishing trip to Hokkaido, Japan's second largest island.
Caught by fisherman Hirasaka Hiroshi, the creature is believed to be a wolffish - a species that typically only grows up to around 112cm long with a maximum weight of 15kg.

This one however is estimated to be much larger, a fact that has renewed questions over the effect that the nuclear disaster at Fukushima might be having on the local marine life.
In the images uploaded on to Hiroshi's Twitter account the jubilant angler can be seen straining under the weight as he attempts to hold up his huge catch in front of the camera.

"It was worth flying to [Hokkaido] twice within three months. This guy is super cool," he wrote.



Source: Telegraph




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