Giant Tuna Sells for $396k

This 754 bruise tuna was held off the Northern seashore of Japan, as well as was the single of over 500 that went up for auction upon Wednesday. This extraordinary fish was bought by the owners of Kyubey as well as Itamae sushi restaurants for $396,000 upon the opening day of the Tsukiji fish market. Apparently, this is no ordinary fish market, as well as the opening day mostly garners huge gains. In 2001, the precious jot down was set when the 445 bruise fish sold for 20.2 yen. If you mangle down the price of this 754 pounder, it comes to the price of $526 the pound. Thats some tuna.

The Bluefin Tuna is essentially quite overfished, as well as the lot of restaurants have taken it off their menus for this reason. But the Japanese go on to consume about 80% of all Bluefins held in the Pacific or Atlantic. New fishing restrictions have caused prices to rise, though even at exorbitant prices, it seems like theres still the solid marketplace for these fish.


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