Bluefin tuna fetches more than $1 million at Japan’s Toyosu fish market auction

4 weeks ago

Fresh fin whale meat is auctioned for the first time in decades in Japan

TOKYO — Meat from fin whales caught for the first time in nearly 50 years off Japan’s northern coast fetched up to more than $1,300 per kilogram at auction Thursday, as officials try to keep the struggling industry alive. Japan’s Fisheries Agency this year added fin whales to its list of three whale species that can be legally hunted as …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

In Bengal's Digha, 40 Kg Stingray Auctioned At Rs 1 Lakh

News 18

The Digha Estuary Fish Auction Center, West Bengal, is again in the headlines for its impressive catch, an occurrence not so rare at the place. As per the reports of Local18, the fishermen of the place got ahold of another humongous fish, but it is not a hilsa, Telia Bhola or Kai Bhola fish. According to more reports, the fish …

Fish Digha

5 months ago

The best no-cook ways to use all that tinned fish in your pantry

LA Times

When a high of 94 degrees is in the week’s weather forecast and you don’t want to turn on the stove but have to fix yourself something to eat, don’t underestimate the power of tinned fish — it can be the foundation of an entire meal. Scopa Italian Roots’ Sicilian Tuna Salad OK, you’re going to have to blanch the …

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5 months, 1 week ago

World-class fish market to come up in Sewri

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: Maharashtra fisheries department has planned a world-class fish market at Sewri on a 5-acre land owned by the Mumbai Port Trust, after receiving a positive response from the central government on the handing over of the plot from the port department. According to the fisheries department, the proposed market will shift the paradigm of fish business in the state …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Tokyo’s old fish market makes way for skyscrapers, glitzy stadium to woo global spenders

Associated Press

TOKYO — The site of Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji fish market, left empty after it was razed six years ago, will be replaced by a scenic waterfront stadium and glistening skyscrapers according to plans for its redevelopment that are facing some staunch opposition. The fish market functions of Tsukiji were moved in 2018 to a more modern, bigger warehouse-like facility in …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Tokyo's old fish market makes way for skyscrapers, glitzy stadium to woo global spenders

The Independent

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7 months, 1 week ago

Japan is determined to keep hunting whales. And now it has a brand new ‘mothership’ to do that

CNN

Hong Kong/Tokyo CNN — Wearing a toy whale hat, whale tie and a whale motif shirt, Hideki Tokoro spends much of his days thinking about the world’s largest mammals. Iceland, which has fiercely defended commercial whaling, said it would end whaling in 2024, citing falling demand for whale meat as well as “high operation costs and little proof of any …

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8 months ago

Japan proposes expanding commercial whaling to fin whales, a larger species than the 3 allowed now

Associated Press

TOKYO — Japan’s Fisheries Agency has proposed expanding commercial whaling along the country’s coast to fin whales, a larger species than the three currently permitted. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, whose electoral district is traditionally known for whaling, said Thursday the government supports sustainable use of whales as part of Japan’s traditional food culture and plans to promote the industry. …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Fishing ban: Fish prices shoot up by 50 per cent in TN's Pamban, Ramanathapuram

New Indian Express

RAMANATHAPURAM: The supply of fish has dipped by more than half due to the fishing ban in place. The annual 61-day fishing ban started on April 15, following which mechanised boats across the east coast were barred from venturing into the sea. The ban has caused a dip in the arrival of fish in Ramanathapuram, especially Pamban, which is one …

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1 year ago

Some are leaving earthquake-rattled Wajima. But this Japanese fish seller is determined to rebuild

Associated Press

TOKYO — Yoshie Minamidani’s heart leapt when she saw the stray tabby cat, a mainstay of the famous Asaichi Dori shopping street in Wajima city on the western coast of Japan. Like the cat, she is a survivor of the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that shook Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture and nearby regions on New Year’s Day, leaving at least 202 …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Japan’s Nintendo profits jump as its game sales get a boost from the hit Super Mario movie

Associated Press

TOKYO — Nintendo reported an 18% rise in net profit for its first fiscal half on Tuesday, as sales continued to get a boost from its hit Super Mario movie, and the popularity of its software for various new video games. Demand remained strong for Nintendo Switch game software, which got a healthy lift from the film starring the jumping …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Japanese consumers are eating more local fish in spite of China’s ban due to Fukushima wastewater

Associated Press

IWAKI, Japan — Local fishing communities feared the worst when the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant began discharging treated radioactive wastewater into the sea. I’ve been checking sampling results and I trust them.” The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant started releasing treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the sea on Aug. 24. China’s seafood ban and reports of its impact …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Japan's WTO complaint against China most ridiculous

China Daily

SHI YU | China Daily Ignoring the strong opposition from the international community, local fishers and civil society organizations, the Japanese government began discharging the radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea on Aug 24. Japan's detrimental action has drawn condemnation from people both at home and abroad, and prompted many countries and regions, including …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Japan's WTO complaint against China most ridiculous

China Daily

SHI YU | China Daily Ignoring the strong opposition from the international community, local fishers and civil society organizations, the Japanese government began discharging the radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea on Aug 24. Japan's detrimental action has drawn condemnation from people both at home and abroad, and prompted many countries and regions, including …

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1 year, 4 months ago

US ambassador to Japan visits Fukushima, expects US support in seafood dispute

Firstpost

On Thursday, Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the largest fish market in Tokyo and announced that his cabinet will develop measures to support the fishing industry by the beginning of the following week Rahm Emanuel, the American ambassador to Japan, visited the Fukushima area on Thursday and informed reporters that he anticipated the United States would back Japan in …

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1 year, 7 months ago

What we know about Jeff Bezos’s superyacht: $500 million price tag and bronze statue similar to Lauren Sanchez

The Independent

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1 year, 8 months ago

Should we be eating bluefin tuna?

LA Times

When a massive bluefin tuna sold in 2019 for a record-breaking $3.1 million at Tokyo’s then brand-new Toyosu fish market, it brought renewed attention to how extraordinarily valuable bluefin is. Sushi chefs in Japan began using the toro cuts of bluefin in the late 1950s, according to Trevor Corson’s book “The Story of Sushi: An Unlikely Saga of Raw Fish …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Wild or farmed? Pacific or Atlantic? Here’s what to know about bluefin tuna

LA Times

Although bluefin tuna is commonly found at sushi restaurants throughout Los Angeles, many diners might not be aware of what it means to eat a particular species or how it’s sourced. Served nearly everywhere to sushi lovers, whether or not we should be eating bluefin tuna still is still hotly debated among consumers and conservation experts alike. Farmed: There is …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Japan firm opens whale meat vending machines to push sales

Associated Press

YOKOHAMA, Japan — A Japanese whaling operator, after struggling for years to promote its products amid protests from conservationists, has found a new way to cultivate clientele and bolster sales: whale meat vending machines. The whale meat supply fell to 6,000 tons in 1986, the year before the moratorium on commercial whaling imposed by the IWC banned the hunting of …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Japan launches whale meat vending machines to promote sales

The Independent

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1 year, 11 months ago

Japanese firm puts whale meat on sale in vending machines

CNN

A Japanese whaling firm unveiled vending machines offering whale sashimi, whale steak and whale bacon in Yokohama on Tuesday in hopes of reviving sales of a food long in decline and shunned by many supermarkets. “Therefore, we are opening stores with the thought that we can provide a place where those people can eat.” A customer buys whale meat from …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Marine economy powers ahead in Qingdao

China Daily

Relying on its ample marine resources, the eastern coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province has been ramping up efforts to foster a competitive marine economy in recent years. Despite multiple COVID-19 cases and their impact on the macro economy this year, Qingdao's marine economy is still growing, demonstrating the resilience and vitality of local blue economic development. According to official …

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2 years, 2 months ago

At This Japanese Restaurant, Catch The Fish You Want to Eat

News 18

No one can beat Japan when it comes to out-of-the-box ideas. A video creator from Japan shared a glimpse of the Zauo Fishing Restaurant in Osaka. Another comment read, “My kids have been asking to go fishing so I’m adding this to my ever-expanding Japan list!” One user reminiscing their experience at the restaurant, wrote, “I did this! Another user …

Japan Restaurant Fish

2 years, 5 months ago

Tuna found dead in cold water shallows of Eyre Peninsula's Coffin Bay

ABC

A two-and-half-metre tuna has been found washed up in the shallow waters of Yangie Bay, off Coffin Bay on the Eyre Peninsula, over the weekend. Key points: The two-and-a-half-metre tuna was found in the cold waters of Coffin Bay It is estimated to weigh 180 kilograms It is rare to see this size tuna in the area in the cooler …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Giant Fish Weighing 55 kg Caught in West Bengal, Sold for Rs 13 Lakh

News 18

Even though Hilsa fish shortage has hit the market, a large Bhola fish, weighing 55 kg, raised the spirits of fishermen at Digha estuary. The fish was sold at Digha Mohana Fish Auction Center for Rs 13 lakh. In March this year, local fisherman struck gold after a rare golden fish called ‘Kachidi’ weighing 28 kilograms at Antarvedi village in …

Fish 5 Kg Giant Fish

2 years, 6 months ago

Ethical thinking around seared yellow fin tuna

Live Mint

Rummaging about in my freezer for ingredients and inspiration, I sifted through kielbasa sausage, chicken lollipops, Goa sausages and burger patties—all familiar inhabitants of my fridge’s deep interiors—and chanced upon an unfamiliar package. Yellowfin tuna, it said, processed at Freshalicious super bazar in a village called Chikkagubbi, somewhere in the eastern part of rural Bengaluru, and delivered home by a …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Shandong SOE aims high in marine economy

China Daily

Shandong Zhonglu Oceanic Fisheries Co, a State-owned company based in Qingdao, Shandong province, has been ramping up efforts to develop the modern marine economy. Wang Huan, general manager of Zhonglu Oceanic According to Wang, the company has coordinated development in areas such as the overseas fishery industry, overseas refrigerated transportation, international trade, and cold storage and processing, to continuously extend …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Shandong SOE aims high in marine economy

China Daily

Shandong Zhonglu Oceanic Fisheries Co, a State-owned company based in Qingdao, Shandong province, has been ramping up efforts to develop the modern marine economy. Wang Huan, general manager of Zhonglu Oceanic According to Wang, the company has coordinated development in areas such as the overseas fishery industry, overseas refrigerated transportation, international trade, and cold storage and processing, to continuously extend …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Is the climate crisis driving rare bluefin tuna to British waters?

The Independent

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3 years, 4 months ago

Hollywood icon Yamashiro restaurant heading to the waterfront

LA Times

An artist rendering of West Harbor, a planned restaurant, shopping and entertainment complex in the Port of Los Angeles that will replace the defunct Ports O’ Call Village. San Pedro Fish Market needed more space than it could get in West Harbor, however, so its owners plan to build a new over-the-top restaurant a mile and a half up the …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics Cost USD 15.4 Billion; But What Else Could That Buy?

News 18

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3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: The Summer Games cost $15.4 billion. What else could that buy?

Firstpost

Olympic costs have been dissected in a study by the University of Oxford, which found that all Games since 1960 have had cost overruns averaging 172%. For example: The 1964 Tokyo Games, he says, “were either one of the cheapest or one of the most expensive Games depending on how much of the preparation costs count as the Olympics.” The …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics cost $15.4 billion. What else could that buy?

Associated Press

TOKYO — The official price tag for the Tokyo Olympics in $15.4 billion, which a University of Oxford study says is the most expensive on record. For example: The 1964 Tokyo Games, he says, “were either one of the cheapest or one of the most expensive Games depending on how much of the preparation costs count as the Olympics.” The …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Seafood is disappearing from restaurants in the U.S.

Live Mint

At the Clam, there are no scallops. “People were like ‘what’s up?’” But, he says, with wholesale costs soaring like they are, “the price we had to charge to be profitable was almost insulting.” For restaurants across the U.S., the re-opening from Covid lockdown has been anything but easy. “Distributors used to hustle and bustle to get your business,” says …

Seafood Prices Price High Higher Crab Pena

3 years, 5 months ago

Seafood is disappearing from restaurants in the U.S.

Live Mint

At the Clam, there are no scallops. “People were like ‘what’s up?’” But, he says, with wholesale costs soaring like they are, “the price we had to charge to be profitable was almost insulting.” For restaurants across the U.S., the re-opening from Covid lockdown has been anything but easy. “Distributors used to hustle and bustle to get your business,” says …

Seafood Prices Price High Higher Crab Pena

3 years, 6 months ago

San Pedro Fish Market is leaving its longtime harbor home. What happens next?

LA Times

One of the top-grossing restaurants in the country is an unassuming family-run business perched on the edge of the main channel of the Port of Los Angeles, with views across the water of fat oil storage tanks and sky-high green cranes servicing heavily laden cargo ships. “The problem for us is we’ve grown so much,” said Mike Ungaro, chief executive …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Now, Lakshadweep’s tuna flies direct to Tokyo

The Hindu

Direct export of fresh tuna fish from Lakshadweep to Japan, via Bengaluru, through air cargo began on Sunday. This would fetch international market for premium- quality tuna from the Lakshadweep islands during monsoon, even amidst the pandemic restrictions. The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute estimates that Lakshadweep can harvest up to 1 lakh tonnes of tuna annually, says a press …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Gold-Plated Nintendo Wii Made For The Queen of England Is Selling for Over Rs 2.2 Crores on Ebay

News 18

Vintage gaming consoles are often sold at a very high price, often in online auctions, or at times, just on websites like craigslist or Ebay. Now, a 24 karat gold-plated Nintendo Wii console, which was originally made for the Royal Family is up for sale on Ebay for a price of $300,000. The 24-karat gold Nintendo Wii was made for …

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4 years, 9 months ago

‘I’m angry at the virus’: Tokyo’s famous sushi scene crippled by outbreak

CNN

Tokyo CNN — Shortly after dawn, Hideki Sugiura moves swiftly through the narrow aisles of Tokyo’s Toyosu Market. Rebecca Wright/CNN “ terrible, terrible,” says Naoto Furusawa, who has worked at one of the stalls selling dried fish and other food items for 23 years. “I came three years ago and I couldn’t walk, and now it’s barely anyone,” says Colombian …

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4 years, 10 months ago

Golden Tag competition already lands three $10,000 fish as part of boost for fire-affected region

ABC

Three gold-tagged fish, each worth $10,000 in prize money, have been reeled in at Bemm River, 425 kilometres east of Melbourne. Key points: The Victorian Government's Golden Tag competition hopes to bring anglers to fire-affected East Gippsland and north-east Victoria The first 10 fish to be caught each carry a $10,000 prize, and the remaining 990 are worth $2,000 each …

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4 years, 10 months ago

Lobster fisherman hopes to survive impact of coronavirus, rising costs, with help from local fans

ABC

In Tasmania's north-west, fisherman Scott Inkson is one of the lucky ones who may survive the impact of the coronavirus on the lobster industry. Key points: The average beach price for lobster this time last year was about $93 a kilogram, today it's $60 At those prices, new entrants may not be able to keep up with workforce and loan …

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5 years ago

Japanâ€™s Sunny Port

Deccan Chronicle

During my recent trip to the Kansai region of Japan, my prime focus was to eat my way through the ‘Belly of Japan’. My itinerary would have been incomplete if didn’t make it to Kobe, the city known for its melt-in-the-mouth marbled beef. As for the cost, we landed up paying around 3500 JPY for two ramen meals and two …

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5 years, 1 month ago

Column: This government price-fixing case makes the tuna industry sound like the mafia

LA Times

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5 years, 1 month ago

Fish in fashion: Scientists and designers create products to soothe stressed oceans

Hindustan Times

With a third of the world’s oceans over-fished and global consumption at an all-time high, the time seems ripe for forward-thinking ventures like U.S.-based Good Catch, which aims to provide “seafood without sacrifice”. But the world’s craving for fish also offers opportunities, said Good Catch CEO Chris Kerr. “In this, we have an enormous ability to be creative – both …

Fish Oceans Fao Good Catch

5 years, 2 months ago

Snow crab sells for record-breaking $46,000 in Japan

CNN

Tokyo CNN — A “five shining star” snow crab was auctioned off in Tottori, Japan for a whopping 5 million yen on November 7. The bid smashes the previous Guinness world record holding snow crab sale of 2 million yen, which was set last year – also in Tottori. The 5 million yen snow crab will end up on a …

Japan Snow Crab Tottori Snow Crab Hamashita

5 years, 6 months ago

Whale meat fetches 'celebration prices' in Japan after first commercial hunt in 31 years

The Independent

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