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New Bedford fisherman catch -- but can’t keep -- 882-pound tuna

By Amanda Cedrone

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  November 21, 2011

For one New Bedford fisherman, the big one that got away was the one that was taken away -- by federal fisheries agents. Carlos Rafael, owner of Carlos Seafood, has 15 boats that hunt for groundfish like haddock and flounder, but they have tuna permits just in case. So when one of his captains called to report that his crew had caught an 882-pound tuna in their trawling gear about a week ago, Rafael thought he would legally be able to sell the fish. “I called the hotline for tuna to make sure I was doing everything by the books,” he said. “I was not trying to hide anything.”

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