A North Carolina blue marlin fishing tournament ended in the controversy after a 619-pound catch was disqualified over a rules violation.
On Sunday, an official was ruling made.
"After careful deliberation and discussions between the Big Rock Rules Committee and Board of Directors with biologists from both NC State CMAST and NC Marine Fisheries biologists as well as an IGFA official, it was determined that SENSATIONS 619.4lb Blue Marlin is disqualified due to mutilation caused by a shark or other marine animal. It was deemed that the fish was mutilated before it was landed or boated and there for it was disqualified," the statement read.
"The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament follows IGFA rules regarding mutilated fish as outlined in Rule #23 in the Big Rock Official Rules. IGFA rules state that the following situation will disqualify a fish: ‘Mutilation to the fish, prior to landing or boating the catch, caused by sharks, other fish, mammals or propellers that remove or penetrate the flesh.’
"The decision is consistent with prior decisions made by the tournament in similar circumstances over the last 65 years."Officials declared Sushi the winner of the tournament for its 484.5-pound catch.
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