A 220kg Bluefin Tuna sells for $1.76 million at the Tsukiji Fish Market Auction in Tokyo. Bluefin Tuna is prized for it’s tender pink meat which adorns sushi carousels around the world and can sell for over $20 per portion at upmarket sushi bars. The winning bid was made by Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Kiyomura…
Is Sustainable Bluefin Tuna Achievable? [video]
A fishery in Japan has begun farming bluefin tuna in response to the declining catch. The fishery in Wakayama, Japan is believed to be the only fishery in the world that spawns bluefin tuna which is near extinction and on the SASSI Red List. If you want to help save the bluefin tuna don’t buy…