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BLYTH, England, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- A 6-foot-6 in swordfish was caught off the coast of Blyth in Northumberland, England, thousands of miles from the its natural habitat.
Fisherman Peter Dent caught the 58-pound fish less than a mile off the shore of Blyth, The Telegraph reported Wednesday.
"It was thrashing about in the net, it was going wild and at first I thought it was a shark -- then I saw its sword," Dent said. "This is the first one I have ever seen and I was fortunate to catch it, but you could say the swordfish wasn't so lucky. It was exciting, but these waters are changing and you can get a few surprises these days."
Dent said he sold the fish to a local restaurant.
Mark Watson, owner of Blyth Fish, where the swordfish was packed in ice, said the catch was rare.
"I've never seen anything else like it here and everyone else has said the same. It's the kind of thing you see in Spain, but not here."
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