Bluefin tuna is one of the most prized fish in the world, celebrated for its rich flavor and iconic status in Japanese ...

An Oma Pacific bluefin tuna, weighing 608 pounds, sold at Tokyo’s Toyosu Market. It’s one of the most expensive tuna fish to ...

A bluefin tuna about the size of a motorcycle has been sold for $1.3 million (207 million yen) at Japan’s most prestigious ...

2. Eel Unagi, or freshwater Japanese eel, can cost more than bluefin tuna. It has been a delicacy for thousands of years, but over time, overfishing has led to a decline in eel populations ...

In the category of life below water, serious pollution and overfishing were cited as factors behind the lowest assessment. The report also said Japan’s measures to protect endangered species ...

Overfishing, poaching and climate change were ... plants under the Washington Convention and in other forums. After the Japanese eel was given endangered listing in 2014, four nations and regions ...

In 2017, Japan was among the tuna-fishing nations to reach a historic agreement imposing strict quotas on fishing of the species, after overfishing caused its population to dwindle to less than 3 ...

In recent decades, the populations have declined severely from overfishing and illegal fishing ... sold for $1.3 million (207 million yen) at Japan’s most prestigious fish market, setting ...