Japan's Ceremonial Bluefin Tuna Auction Brings Fraction Of Record Price, Despite Fishing Threats
TOKYO (AP) — Sushi restaurateur Kiyoshi Kimura paid 7.36 million yen (about $70,000) for a 507-pound (230-kilogram) bluefin tuna in the year’s celebratory first auction at Tokyo’s Tsukiji market on Sunday, just 5 percent of what he paid a year earlier despite signs that the species is in serious decline.<br Reading More May Cause Envy…