Stats of our lives: The tuna trade
The incredibly costly demand for bluefin tuna — and more in our collection of surprising facts and figures
$1.76 million
Record-breaking price the Tokyo sushi chain Kiyomura K.K. paid for a single 489-pound bluefin tuna at auction
$647,000
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Previously the highest bid for a bluefin, set in 2012, also by Kiyomura
25,000
Individual mature bluefins left in the oceans
Sources: The Los Angeles Times, Oceana
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