Wow, A Billion Dollar Fish Tuna Sold in Japan

Wow, A Billion Dollar Fish Tuna Sold in Japan:

Yaiyalah.com - A bluefin tuna was sold for 155 million yen, or about USD 16.9 billion in Japan. This figure is three times higher than the previous record year.

The record was broken in 2013 when the first auction took place at Tsukiji fish market, Tokyo.

The successful buy this fish is a sushi restaurant chain owner Kiyoshi Kimora, who also scored a record purchases last year.

He claimed that the price of tuna is slightly more expensive''''. Kimura immediately took the fish 'expensive' is to the nearest restaurant hers.

He said he wanted to'' push'' the Japanese bid.

Stock reduced

This sale took place amid warnings from environmentalists who called diminishing tuna stocks due to overfishing.

Japanese people consume more than half of the bluefin tuna stock in the world.

Amanda Nickson, of the conservation group Runa, Pew said,'' All that we have heard no good news for Pacific bluefin tuna. We see a high price makes these fish continue to arrest excessive.''

Fish is the most expensive record scorer caught in the waters of northeastern Japan weighing 222 kg, or 47 kg lighter than last year's record which was sold for 56 million yen.

The price does not describe the quality or size of fish and more publicity and arrangements associated with the business of fish this year.

Auction at Tsukiji fish market, Tokyo - with a turnover of millions of dollars per day and one Japanese tourist destinations - starting at 05.00 am local time.