Rare bluefin tuna left the auction for $ 3.1 million

Rare bluefin tuna left the auction for $ 3.1 million

Categories: Animals | Asia | Food and Drinks

In Japan, at the auction of the Tokyo fish market Toyosu sold tuna for 333.6 million yen (almost 3.1 million US dollars). The weight of the tuna that went under the hammer at the first auction this year was 278 kilograms.

Rare bluefin tuna left the auction for $ 3.1 millionAccording to journalists, the buyer paid about 700 thousand yen (about 6480 dollars) for one kilogram of tuna, which was caught by fishermen from the northern prefecture of Aomori.

Rare bluefin tuna left the auction for $ 3.1 millionPresident of the Sushi Dzammai restaurant chain with a 278-kilogram tuna sold for $3.1 million

Tuna weighing 278 kilograms became the largest fish that was sold at auction for such a fabulous sum. Representatives of Sushi Dzammai stated that they themselves were amazed at the cost of giant tuna, but assured that it was the best and highest quality fish on the entire market.On the day of the auction, the record-breaking tuna entered all the restaurants of the chain, where every visitor was lucky enough to taste a small piece of this delicacy. Interestingly, the giant's price does not differ from the standard one.

Rare bluefin tuna left the auction for $ 3.1 millionThe first New Year's tuna auctions usually attract a lot of attention, as they are unofficially considered a marker of the state of the economy and a forecast for the year: the higher the price for the most expensive tuna, the more successful the year will be for the country's economy.

Rare bluefin tuna left the auction for $ 3.1 millionThe new Toyosu Fish Market opened in Japan only last fall, but has already hosted such a large auction.The previous record belongs to the old fish market called Tsukiji, where a similar auction was held in 2013. Then bluefin tuna weighing 200 kilograms was sold. The fish was bought for $ 1.8 million.

Rare bluefin tuna left the auction for $ 3.1 millionBluefin tuna is an endangered species, as indicated on the website of the World Wildlife Fund. The weight of an adult can reach 680 kg, the length is 3 m.

A 57-year-old Japanese man from the coastal village of Oma, who caught bluefin tuna sold for a record amount, told the broadcaster that "every fisherman dreams of such a catch."

Keywords: Auction | Record | Fish | Tokyo | Tuna | Japan

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