
The $1.76 Million Tuna: Great For Publicity Bad For The Species
A sushi chain owner paid about $3,600 per pound for a Pacific bluefin tuna on Saturday, during the first auction of the year at Toyko's Tsukiji fish market. Alas, the headline-grabbing species is in danger of being overfished, scientists say.
Source: Science
Pacific Bluefin Tuna (Hover)