How A 600 Pound Tunafish Sells For $3 Million At The Largest Fish Market In The World | Big Business

The Toyosu Market in Tokyo, Japan is a 4 million square foot area for squid, mackerel, and, most importantly, tuna. The market is home to the world-renowned tuna auctions, where expert bidders bet millions of dollars on top-tier tuna. But the population of tuna is on the decline, specifically bluefin tuna, which is known as the king of sushi. Business Insider follows expert bidder Takayuki Shinoda inside the fast-paced world of tuna bidding and its role in marine life sustainability.

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How A 600 Pound Tunafish Sells For $3 Million At The Largest Fish Market In The World | Big Business

[cacktii_]

"I am worried that there will be no tuna for you after 20 years, also we receive truckloads of tuna every hour"

[SpikeShroom]

Down 97% in just 10 years...that's actually insane.

[francismallard]

I absolutely adore tuna. It’s my favorite sushi and I just love it. But I would be more than happy to give it up for two years if it meant a worldwide ban on fishing tuna would help bring back the population.

[dusan]

I've heard in some countries, when they hunt land animals, every 5-7 seasons they have 1 full year no hunting year when all the animals can reproduce and leave their offspring to boost population, but for sure there are seasons when you can hunt each of the species.
I think this needs to be implemented in regards to marine life too.

[michaelswanson]

Crazy how they’re concerned about no more tuna being left in 30 years but yet they’re still overfishing

[harperfaithwillow]

Hold up - so the tuna population is decreasing and we are still fishing them by truckloads? that doesn't add up lol

[liveajydieajy]

who else eating a tuna sandwich and watching this?!

[mikaylathomas]

“The future of Takayuki’s job is in jeopardy”. Oh if it isnt the consequences of our own actions.

[live_cuh_reaction]

Nakaoshi: *I'm worried that tuna will go extinct in 20 years*

*Cuts tuna is half

[SanlyLiuu]

It will definitely go extinct since there’s no way they will stop fishing those 3 million tunas 😌

[GuessMyName]

I've only just recently found out how big tuna is I always thought it was small like sardines

[pvtglarson]

"lmao i will sit here and watch my job disappear and be okay with it and i will move on " lol

[emofresa]

Anyone else remembers when there was this concept called hunting/fishing season? So that for certain periods of time some animals couldn't be catched be cause it was their mating season; something very necessary for their population to regain it's lost numbers after hunting/fishing season?

Yeah, neither do I.

[HotNHorny]

“Truck loads of tuna” come by the hour. No wonder why Tuna population is down 97%.

[drinkswatere]

3:06 it took him like two paragraphs to say two sentences lol.

[mechahalcon]

Man I should head over there and just catch a single one then I can retire lol

[JR-mzbs]

There is a serious problem in overfishing. These practices need to stop ASAP!

[shreyas.loves.plants]

"i am worried that there will be no tuna in 10 years"

*keeps overfishing tuna asf*

[gorilla]

The problem of declining catches due to overfishing is not limited to Japan. There is no change in the fact that it is a problem that fishermen in countries all over the world must think about. Even if one country regulates the amount of fish caught, it doesn't make sense if fishermen in another country are overfishing. Tuna is not the only tuna that is endangered due to overfishing, and if sushi becomes more popular around the world in the future, it will undoubtedly become a major problem.

[YouAni-Me]

“Hon, let’s start packing and moving. I just sold the house to buy a bluefin tuna.”
“from today onwards we’ll be living anywhere else.”