Stats of our lives: The tuna trade

The incredibly costly demand for bluefin tuna — and more in our collection of surprising facts and figures

The tuna trade
(Image credit: AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

$1.76 million

Record-breaking price the Tokyo sushi chain Kiyomura K.K. paid for a single 489-pound bluefin tuna at auction

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