Catching the `Porsche of the seas'

There are, however, hard times in the industry at the moment and Lin estimates the total catch of bluefin tuna this year will be approximately 3,500 fish when the season ends in late June, falling far short of last year's level of 5,300.

Even so, Tungkang's fishermen will set out for years to come in the hope of another monster catch from the deep, as their ancestors did before them.