Nick Page, left of fish, celebrates his 438.5-pound weigh in. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register Jax van der Veen, chair of the tuna challenge committee, helps the crew of Eel to Reel with their fish. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register Captain Blake Feltis, at the wheel, and the crew of the Halcyon get ready to weigh their fish. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register An Atlantic Edge employee prepares a competition tuna for processing. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register Graduate students from the University of Maine Pelagic Fisheries Laboratory collect samples at the event for research. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register Jax van der Veen lays beside the current biggest tuna, 729.5 pounds, caught by F/V Mistress Evan Hepburn photo. A little pre-Tuna Challenge fun. Evan Hepburn hangs from the hoist. Andrew Morley photo