The Biggest ever caught bluefin tuna
Ken Fraser and the all-tackle world record bluefin tuna. It weighed 1,496 lbs. and was caught off
Nova Scotia in 1979. (Photo, courtesy IGFA)
Nova Scotia in 1979. (Photo, courtesy IGFA)
World Most EXPENSIVE Tuna
This tuna is worth savoring: It cost nearly three-quarters of a million dollars. A bluefin tuna caught off northeastern Japan fetched a record 56.49 million yen, or about $736,000, Thursday in the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market.The price for the 593-pound tuna beat last year's record of 32.49 million yen or about $416,000.A Sushi-Zanmai shop in Tsujiki was selling fatty tuna sushi from the prized fish for 418 yen ($5.45) apiece Thursday."It's superb. I can do nothing but smile. I am very happy," said Kosuke Shimogawara, a 51-year-old customer, who pointed out that if sold at cost, each piece of sushi could cost as much as 8,000 yen ($96)
Normally each giant tuna cost about USD$6000 in Japan,for head dish like this will cost you $200
Normally each giant tuna cost about USD$6000 in Japan,for head dish like this will cost you $200