Toyosu Market’s June Fresh Imported Tuna Falls by 49.3%
According to a Jiji Press survey, 829 imported tuna arrived at Toyosu Market in June, a 49.3% decrease from the previous year. The number of bigeye tuna increased, but the number of wild bluefin and southern bluefin tuna dropped significantly, reported Minato Shimbun.
The total number of bluefin tuna was 24 (141 in the same month last year), down 83%. Those from New Zealand were 14, a significant drop from the previous year with 110 fish, where it experienced an unusually good catch. The number of wild bluefins from...
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