A bear-sized bluefin tuna has been sold at a Tokyo market for ¥207 million ($1.3 million), boasting enough fishy flesh to create a sashimi platter that could satisfy an entire school of sharks.

Unfortunately for the species however, bluefin meat also happens to be regarded as surpassingly delicious, particularly among sashimi eaters, and overfishing throughout their range has driven ...

Excavated bones of tuna fish in Iwate Prefecture Among tuna fish, bluefin tuna is considered to be the finest variety, and is popular as sushi and sashimi. Bluefin tuna is a sushi and sashimi ...