A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record US$3.2 million for a giant bluefin tuna on Monday at an annual prestigious new year auction in Tokyo’s main fish market, smashing the previous all-time high.
Dave Gershman at the Pew Charitable Trusts’ international fisheries team used news of the auction to highlight that stocks of Pacific bluefin tuna were improving after being “near collapse”.
The auction started when the bell rang, and the floor was filled with torpedo-shaped fish with their tails…
Japanese sushi tycoon pays fin-tastic record of US$3.2 million for bluefin tuna
