Tuna fishers spending big money chasing fish off northeast P.E.I. [Video]

Tuna off P.E.I.’s North Shore have been spending time in deeper water in recent weeks, and it’s been costly for the fishing crews that are seeking them.

While prices for tuna are high this year, fishers have been burning a lot of fuel chasing them.

“We were spending a god-awful amount on fuel. We went through 834 litres in two days of fishing,” said Jeff MacNeill, who runs a charter business out of North Lake.

The location of tuna off northeastern P.E.I. is generally predictable year after year, but now fishers not only have to take their boats further offshore, they also have to burn fuel finding exactly where the fish gone.

“A lot of it has to do with the temperature and our baitfish, I believe,” said MacNeill.

Temperatures in the Gulf of …