Atlantic Bluefin tuna caught by the Almadraba maze net system, fish are lifted via ropes on their tail fins and placed on ice, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Almadraba Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery is a maze of nets from which the tuna cannot escape as they always swim east to spawn, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Almadraba Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery consists of a maze of nets, the final net (copo) is winched to the surface by hand, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Almadraba trapping of migrating Atlantic Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) dating back to Phoenician times in Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Almadraba Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery is a maze of nets from which the tuna cannot escape as they always swim east to spawn, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Atlantic Bluefin tuna caught by the Almadraba maze net system, fish are lifted via ropes on their tail fins and placed on ice, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Atlantic Bluefin tuna being caught in Almadraba maze net system where fish are lifted via ropes on their tail fins and placed on ice, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Atlantic Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) being prepared for blast freezing to minus 60C, Barbate, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Almadraba fishery of migrating Atlantic Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) which has a strict quota system for its catch, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Almadraba Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery is a maze of nets from which the tuna cannot escape as they always swim east to spawn, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Almadraba Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery consists of a maze of nets, the final net (copo) is winched to the surface by hand, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Almadraba Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery consists of a maze of nets, the final net (copo) is winched to the surface by hand, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

School of juveniles bluefin tuna, Azores Atlantic Ocean