Giant Tuna Fetches $155,000 in Tokyo’s Fish Auction

Giant Tuna Fetches $155,000 in Tokyo’s Fish Auction

Source: aawsat

1/8/2022

Giant Tuna Fetches $155,000 in Tokyo’s Fish Auction

In the first auction of the year at Tokyo's fish market on January 6, a huge bluefin tuna sold for 16.88 million yen (around $155,000).

The prices of fish have dropped worldwide affected by the pandemic.

Local media said this year’s auction at the Toyosu fish market is the first in six years to sell a tuna fish for under 20 million yen, according to the German News Agency.

The fish, weighing 211 kg, was caught off in Oma, one of the country’s best tuna fishing spots on the northern side of the Honshu Island. The fish was bought by a wholesaler for approximately $690 per kilogram.

The consumption of bluefin tuna in Japan is higher than any other country. The excessive fishing of this type exposes it to a serious extinction threat.

Atlantic bluefin tuna

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
3401	Antidepressants Found In Fish Brains In Great Lakes Region	Underwatertimes	2017-08-31	US
3402	Save us from the monster fish: how should you dispose of your pet?	theguardian	2017-09-20	UK
3403	Wallet-fish hooked by New Jersey angler	mvtimes	2017-09-13	US
3404	Escaped Atlantic salmon reported 250 km north of collapsed fish farm	CBC News	2017-09-13	CA
3405	Что будет с ценами на горбушу и икру?	aif	2021-09-08	RU
3406	Canadian fishing closures challenge search for U.S. Atlantic salmon escape	vancouversun	2017-08-25	CA
3407	Solving how fish swim so well may help design underwater robots	newscientist	2017-08-21	US
3408	Goldfish go months without oxygen by making alcohol inside cells	newscientist	2017-08-11	UK
3409	Canadians Are Now the First to Eat Genetically Modified Salmon	gizmodo	2017-08-08	CA
3410	Cape Breton projects aim to turn a profit on fish waste	CBC News	2017-08-09	CA
3411	Endangered species petition for bluefin tuna rejected	sandiego union tribune	2017-08-09	JP
3412	Beer bottles on floor of River Derwent make ideal home for endangered handfish	abc	2017-08-07	AU
3413	Tributes paid to Parrot, Britain's largest fresh water fish who has died age 25	telegraph	2017-08-04	UK
3414	Putin ignores wet shoes warning to release batch of endangered fish into Lake Baikal	RT	2017-08-04	RU
3415	Did a Miami Man Really Catch a Fish in South Beach Floodwater Yesterday?	miami new times	2017-08-02	US
3416	Extinction Possible as Salmon Runs Hit Near-Record Lows	courthouse news	2017-08-02	US
3417	FWP seeks information about slashed, stabbed fish in Giant Springs feeding pond	Great Falls Tribune	2021-08-26	US
3418	Japan likely imports fish from Chinese ships flagged for illegal acts	KYODO NEWS	2021-08-18	JP
3419	Gargantuan 400-Pound Warsaw Grouper Caught In Sarasota	brobible	2021-08-18	US
3420	Valuable fish culled as WA kingfish producer loses faith in WA State Government	ABC Mid West & Wheatbelt	2021-08-20	US
3421	Fish can't recognise faces if they’re upside down – just like us	new scientist	2017-08-05	US
3422	Meet an elusive, tragic, and incredibly bizarre new species of fish	popsci	2017-07-24	US
3423	Noisy fish? Lake Superior underwater noises include ships, wind and ... eelpout	duluthnewstribune	2017-07-16	CA
3424	Could a new fish passage system help Snake River salmon?	KNKX Public Radio	2021-08-20	CA
3425	For first time in decades, ‘do not eat’ advisory removed for Illinois River fish	Chicago Tribune (TNS)	2021-08-21	US

136 of [218 - pages.]