Japan Bluefin Tuna Fetches Record $1,7m

A single bluefin tuna has sold in Japan for 155m yen ($1.7m; £1.05m),
almost triple the record price set last year. High bids traditionally
mark the year's first auction at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market. Even the
buyer, sushi chain owner Kiyoshi Kimura, who also paid out the record
price last year, said the cost was "a bit high". The sale came amid
continued warnings from environmentalists that tuna stocks are
dwindling and over fished.
BBC