Massive Bluefin Tuna Rakes in $323,000 at Tsukiji Fish Market Auction | Eater
"The famed fish market in central Tokyo — an 80-year-old institution and major tourist draw — held its final New Year’s auction at its current location, where the first auction of 2018 saw an 890-pound bluefin tuna sell for $323,000 (roughly $800 per pound). A company that runs several high-end sushi restaurants in Tokyo bought the fish and said it would turn it into about 13,000 pieces of sushi; it was the first time in seven years the top New Year’s fish didn’t go to restaurateur Kiyoshi Kimura. While a 2013 record saw a bluefin fetch $1.76 million (over $3,000 per pound), these headline prices often reflect New Year’s bidding wars and publicity more than strict quality measures. The market is slated to relocate less than two miles away to Toyosu ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, a move that has been delayed and embroiled in controversy after contamination was discovered at the new site." - Whitney Filloon
