Japan bluefin tuna sells for record $1.76 million (Photo: Kimimasa Mayama / EPA) A bluefin tuna sold for a record $1.76 million at a Tokyo auction Saturday, nearly three times the previous high set last year — even as environmentalists warn that stocks of the majestic, speedy fish are being depleted worldwide amid strong demand for sushi. Read the complete story.
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Japan bluefin tuna sells for record $1.76 million

(Photo: Kimimasa Mayama / EPA)

A bluefin tuna sold for a record $1.76 million at a Tokyo auction Saturday, nearly three times the previous high set last year — even as environmentalists warn that stocks of the majestic, speedy fish are being depleted worldwide amid strong demand for sushi.

Source: worldnews.nbcnews.com

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