What is the most expensive edible fish in the world?
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bluefin tunaA bluefin tuna has been sold for three quarters of a million dollars in Tokyo - a price almost double last year's record sale..
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Under the international Atlantic Tunas Convention Act, it is illegal to catch Western Atlantic bluefin by methods other than rod and reel, hand-line or harpoon, NOAA says. According to NOAA, Atlantic bluefin tuna need to be carefully managed because they are extremely valuable and thus vulnerable to overfishing.
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Tuna sells for $1. TOKYO (Reuters) - A bluefin tuna sold for 193.2 million yen ($1.8 million) in the first auction of the new year at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market, the second highest price on record, NHK broadcaster reported.
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To put that into perspective for you, the average time to reel in a bluefin tuna is about two and a half hours. "Every 45 minutes we were switching off," she said.
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Fish can be caught by rod and reel or by a modified form of greenstick that utilizes rod and reel. Any Atlantic bluefin tuna caught by the Recreational Category above 73 inches in length falls into a special "Trophy" category when being retained by recreational fishermen..
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