The Washington Post29d
Tuna weighing as much as a grizzly bear sells for $1.3 million in Japan
Oma tuna, a form of Pacific bluefin, is highly prized by sushi restaurateurs as the “black diamond” of tuna fish. A diet of squid and fatty saury fish, combined with its colder-water habitat ...
CBS News28d
Giant bluefin tuna the size of a motorcycle sells for $1.3 million in Tokyo
Pacific bluefin tuna are the largest species of tuna in the Pacific with adults reaching nearly 10 feet in length and 1,000 pounds. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN ...
Detroit News28d
That's a lot of sushi: Tuna weighing as much as a grizzly bear sells for $1.3M in Japan
Oma tuna, a form of Pacific bluefin, is highly prized by sushi restaurateurs as the “black diamond” of tuna fish. A diet of squid and fatty saury fish, combined with its colder-water habitat ...
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Pacific bluefin tuna are swimming toward sustainability
The population of Pacific bluefin tuna ascended 1,000% between 2014 and 2022, scientists learned at a conference in June. They did not expect to reach this milestone until 2034. “This is one of ...
Smithsonian Magazine25d
Massive Bluefin Tuna the Size of a Motorcycle Sells for $1.3 Million at a Japanese Fish Market
But the first one each year typically garners the most jaw-dropping bids. On Sunday, a Pacific bluefin tuna sold for $1.3 million (207 million yen) at the market’s first auction of 2025.