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Why do they cut the gills out of tuna?

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After tail wrapping the tuna, fishermen will tow it behind the boat and the fish is bled by making two deep cuts in the tail to sever the arteries, then raking inside the gills with a harpoon shaft allows the blood to flow out. ...

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