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Moment huge bluefin tuna leaps out the sea just feet away from stunned surfers

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Qurashi, N. (2026, September 28). Moment huge bluefin tuna leaps out the sea just feet away from stunned surfers. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16164891/Moment-huge-bluefin-tuna-leaps-sea-just-feet-away-stunned-surfers.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Video footage shows a massive bluefin tuna leaping from the sea near stunned surfers at Fistral Beach in Newquay, Cornwall. The incident occurred during a surfing class on Tuesday last week when the tuna pursued and caught a mackerel that had jumped out of the water. Jacob Waller, manager of the Newquay Activity Centre, captured the video and confirmed its authenticity, explaining that bluefin tuna have been returning to British waters in recent years due to conservation efforts.

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On Tuesday of last week, Jacob Waller, manager of the Newquay Activity Centre in Cornwall, captured stunning footage of a massive bluefin tuna leaping from the sea near Fistral Beach in Newquay. The video shows the fish pursuing and snatching up a mackerel during a surfing class, creating what witnesses described as a 'feeding frenzy'. Social media users commented on the rare sighting, with one person joking that "this is why I can't catch anything." Waller confirmed the authenticity of the footage, stating it was filmed just before lunchtime. Bluefin tuna have been increasingly spotted around British coasts since their absence in the 1990s.

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Video captured the moment a huge bluefin tuna leapt from the sea in front of stunned surfers on a Cornish beach. asserted

tuna → see → beach

Striking footage shows the animal dive into the water in pursuit of a smaller fish during a surfing class on Tuesday last week at Fistral Beach in Newquay. asserted

animal → show → Newquay

The predator could be seen almost completely airborne as it snapped up a mackerel that had jumped out moments earlier in what was described as a 'feeding frenzy'. uncertain

what → see → frenzy

One person said on X: 'Brilliant. asserted

person → say → X

Another added: 'Makes you think the tins should be bigger somehow.' asserted

tins → add → ?

A third joked: 'So this is why I can't catch anything.' asserted

I → joke → anything

The video was captured by Newquay Activity Centre manager Jacob Waller, 23. asserted

video → capture → Waller

Video captured the moment a huge bluefin tuna leapt from the sea in front of stunned surfers on a Cornish beach Striking footage shows the animal dive into the water to pursue a smaller fish during a surfing class at Fistral Beach in Newquay on Tuesday last week Mr Waller responded to claims the video was 'AI'. uncertain

video → capture → claims

He said: 'It's a real video. asserted

It → say → ?

We filmed it just before lunchtime down at Fistral Beach, capturing the insane moment a bluefin tuna leaps out of the water capturing this mackerel in its mouth. asserted

tuna → film → mouth

'We've been inundated with comments about it. asserted

We → inundate → it

Bluefin tuna, one of the largest and fastest predatory fish in the ocean, have become an increasingly familiar sight around the British coastline after a period of absence in the 1990s. asserted

tuna → become → 1990s

Their numbers have recovered following years of strict international conservation measures introduced after stocks were badly depleted by overfishing. asserted

stocks → recover → overfishing

The resurgence has been particularly noticeable around Cornwall, where the fish can follow shoals of prey close to the coast. asserted

fish → follow → coast

Moment huge bluefin tuna leaps out the sea just feet away from stunned surfers

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