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A 608-pound bluefin tuna that was auctioned for 207 million Japanese yen (about about 1.3 million U.S. dollars). Sushi restaurant operator Onodera Group bought the fish at the first tuna auction ...
The highest auction price since comparable records began in 1999 was 333.6m yen in 2019 for a 278kg bluefin. It was paid by self-styled Japanese "Tuna King" and sushi restaurant owner Kiyoshi Kimura.
The Onodera Group paid 114 million yen for the top tuna last year. But the highest ever auction price was 333.6 million yen for a 612-pound bluefin in 2019, as the fish market was moved from its ...
Following a catch off the Yorkshire coast of a large Atlantic bluefin tuna in 1929 (the fish were called "tunny" in Britain at the time), big-game tunny fishing in Britain became fashionable from 1930. [18] Scarborough was the centre of attraction and the town was transformed into a resort for the wealthy who fished from their yachts. [18]
Atlantic bluefin tuna, the largest member of this genus, can grow to 15 feet (4.6 m) long and weigh up to 1,500 pounds (680 kg). All tunas are extremely strong, muscular swimmers, and the yellowfin tuna is known to reach speeds of up to 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) when pursuing prey.
The Atlantic bluefin tuna is a close relative of one of the other two bluefin tuna species, the Pacific bluefin tuna. The southern bluefin tuna , on the other hand, is more closely related to other tuna species such as yellowfin tuna and bigeye tuna , and the similarities between the southern and northern species are due to convergent evolution.
After a four-hour fight and a close call with a tug boat Capt. Kevin Goldberg of the Marener sportfishing boat, along with Mike Resetar, landed a 718-pound giant bluefin tuna.
On 28 August 1911, after a struggle of a mere four hours and forty five minutes, Ross landed a 680-pound (308 kg) tuna which set a record for the largest fish caught with a rod and reel. [5] [6] The record held for several years until he himself bettered it by catching a 720-pound (327 kg) tuna. That record was broken in 1950 by his son-in-law ...