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Valentine Thomas says Canadian bluefin tuna licences can cost $60,000

By Egleze Editorial Desk · Published September 14, 2026 · Danny Jones Podcast · Top Freediver on Pirates, Sharks & The Ocean's Darkest Secret | Valentine Thomas
Valentine Thomas says Canadian bluefin tuna licences can cost $60,000
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"In Canada, you're allowed— the license cost, I think, about $60,000. And you allowed 1 fish per year. And then the following year, you're allowed 2, then 1, then 2, then 1, then 2. Mm-hmm. A year for your whole season."

Valentine Thomas says Canadian bluefin tuna licences can cost about $60,000 and that annual catch limits can be as low as one fish. She also recalls a fishing trip where, she says, a man cut the line on an 800-pound tuna to wait for a larger catch within his quota.

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Top Freediver on Pirates, Sharks & The Ocean's Darkest Secret | Valentine Thomas
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