The 38st catch was reeled in with a rod and line after a 45-minute battle 10 miles off the coast of Britain and will be dished up in a Devon restaurant View 4 Images A bluefin tuna off the coast of Penzance in Cornwall (STOCK IMAGE) (Image: Ross Wheeler / SWNS)

Fishermen have snared a tuna big enough to feed 1,000 people. ‌

The monster catch - which weighed nearly 38st - was reeled in with a rod and line 10 miles off the UK coast. ‌

The crew spent 45 minutes battling with the giant bluefin before they managed to haul it into modest fishing smack the Pechos Grandes, which is Spanish for ‘big breasts’. ‌

The fish weighed a staggering 529lbs and is the biggest caught off Britain for years. It was sold for more than £2,000 at Brixham Fish Market in Devon and will be di

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