$104,700.00 Bluefin Tuna

Broadbill-Pro · 01-17-2009, 09:27 AM

TOKYO - Two sushi bar owners paid more than $100,000 for a Japanese bluefin tuna at a Tokyo fish auction Monday, several times the average price and the highest in nearly a decade, market officials said.

The 282-pound (128-kilogram) premium tuna caught off the northern coast of Oma fetched 9.63 million yen ($104,700), the highest since 2001, when another Japanese bluefin tuna brought an all-time record of 20 million yen, market official Takashi Yoshida said.

Yoshida said the extravagant purchase — about $370 per pound — went to a Hong Kong sushi bar owner and his Japanese competitor who reached a peaceful settlement to share the big fish. The Hong Kong buyer also paid the highest price at last year's new year event at Tokyo's Tsukiji market, the world's largest fish seller, which holds near-daily auctions.

ameristrat · 01-17-2009, 10:52 AM

I heard about that... I think I'd take a boat instead...

billspilingup · 01-17-2009, 11:08 AM

The mate misses that harpoon shot and his ass is definitely going overboard!

ReleaseMe · 01-17-2009, 12:06 PM

sheeeeeesh thats a pay day there

ameristrat · 01-17-2009, 06:11 PM

By the way, that is $371 per POUND! I don't think it was 282 dressed weight, that was whole wasn't it? If that is the case, the meat was (and this is a guess) over $500 per pound!!!

That's a Tiagra 50 per pound of bluefin....

Harry Klauber · 01-17-2009, 08:19 PM

When you have Wan and Yen to burn that's what happens. I can't see any fish being worth that much but things are worth what people will pay for them and it seems they have no problem paying the price. Imagine how much they must retail it for. I guess you eat it very slowly to savor the flavor! Harry

PUMPKIN · 01-17-2009, 09:28 PM

To think we did the traditional thing and fed the entire island of cat with this one since it was the first kill of the season following in the steps of Hemingway...she had a very high fat content and at 638#s probably could have covered the fuel bill for a few years....

Frank

01-17-2009, 09:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
Broadbill-Pro Grander Join Date: Jan 2006 Best Catch: When I look at a Commercial Fishing Vessel I see 300 million Americans and you only see the Crew Posts: 1,728	$104,700.00 Bluefin Tuna TOKYO - Two sushi bar owners paid more than $100,000 for a Japanese bluefin tuna at a Tokyo fish auction Monday, several times the average price and the highest in nearly a decade, market officials said. The 282-pound (128-kilogram) premium tuna caught off the northern coast of Oma fetched 9.63 million yen ($104,700), the highest since 2001, when another Japanese bluefin tuna brought an all-time record of 20 million yen, market official Takashi Yoshida said. Yoshida said the extravagant purchase — about $370 per pound — went to a Hong Kong sushi bar owner and his Japanese competitor who reached a peaceful settlement to share the big fish. The Hong Kong buyer also paid the highest price at last year's new year event at Tokyo's Tsukiji market, the world's largest fish seller, which holds near-daily auctions.

01-17-2009, 10:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
ameristrat Hooked Up Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Delray Beach Boat: Grady White Sailfish 28 Best Catch: 1 pound Goggle Eye Occupation: A Student at Wake Forest University Posts: 902	I heard about that... I think I'd take a boat instead... __________________ "I've gotta live life real good because when it's over and I'm dead, I'm screwed. God is gonna kick my ass."

01-17-2009, 06:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
ameristrat Hooked Up Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Delray Beach Boat: Grady White Sailfish 28 Best Catch: 1 pound Goggle Eye Occupation: A Student at Wake Forest University Posts: 902	By the way, that is $371 per POUND! I don't think it was 282 dressed weight, that was whole wasn't it? If that is the case, the meat was (and this is a guess) over $500 per pound!!! That's a Tiagra 50 per pound of bluefin.... __________________ "I've gotta live life real good because when it's over and I'm dead, I'm screwed. God is gonna kick my ass."

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billspilingup Hooked Up Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lighthouse Point Boat: 31' Ocean Master Best Catch: 400+lb daytimer Posts: 600	The mate misses that harpoon shot and his ass is definitely going overboard!

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Harry Klauber Grander Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Miami Best Catch: Blue Fin Tuna - 1049 Pounds Occupation: Retired USCG Unlimited HP Chief Engineer Posts: 1,089	When you have Wan and Yen to burn that's what happens. I can't see any fish being worth that much but things are worth what people will pay for them and it seems they have no problem paying the price. Imagine how much they must retail it for. I guess you eat it very slowly to savor the flavor! Harry

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