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A 276-kilogram bluefin tuna that was auctioned for 207 million Japanese yen (about $1.3 million) is carried into an Onodera sushi restaurant after the first tuna auction of the New Year in Tokyo ...
The blackfin tuna (Thunnus atlanticus) is a species of tuna in the family Scombridae. It is occasionally referred to as the Bermuda tuna , blackfinned albacore , or deep bodied tunny . [ 3 ] They are the smallest tuna species in the genus Thunnus , generally growing to a maximum of 100 cm (39 in) in length and weighing 21 kg (46 lb).
Bluefin tuna sashimi is a particular delicacy in Japan. For example, an Atlantic bluefin caught off eastern United States sold for US$247,000 at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo in 2008. [60] This high price is considerably less than the highest prices paid for Pacific bluefin. [59] [60] Prices were highest in the late 1970s and 1980s. [61]
Farm-raised tuna generally have a higher fat content than wild tuna. A one-metre tuna needs about 15 kg (33 lb) of live fish to gain 1 kg (2 lb) of fat, and about 1.5 to 2 tonnes of squid and mackerel are needed to produce a 100 kg (220 lb) bluefin tuna. [48]
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Sushi made with toro, the raw belly meat of bluefin tuna. About 80% of the Pacific and Atlantic bluefin tunas are consumed in Japan, and tunas that are particularly suited for sashimi and sushi can fetch very high prices. The fatty belly meat is known as toro, and prized by sushi chefs. In Japan, some foods made available for the first time of ...
Albacore tuna is the only species that can be marketed as "white meat tuna". The canning industry uses this label to differentiate canned albacore from other types of tuna. [22] From 2010 to 2013, a study by Oceana, an ocean preservation organization, tested over 114 samples of tuna, and found that 84% of the white tuna samples were actually ...