Tuna (Maguro) Articles

Massive Bluefin Tuna Caught in Japanese Waters

The largest Japanese tuna seen since 1986 was auctioned Friday at the Tsukiji Fish market after being caught in Japanese Waters. The Bluefin tuna, weighing 445 kilograms (981 pounds), sold for 3.2 million Yen (36,700 USD). The average size of a Bluefin tuna is about...

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Bye, Bye, Bluefin Tuna (or Maguro a-go-go)

With Bluefin tuna stocks at what seem to be a critical point, Japan, with the help of Canada and a few other countries, has decided to reject a ban on Atlantic Bluefin Tuna fishing, which means that maguro may become a thing of the past. As stocks are down about 80%...

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The Sustainable Seafood Movement

Sustainable sushi is a new movement driven by the need to balance our food supply with our insatiable demand for sushi. Due to the overfishing of some species, guides are now available to help consumers choose food items that will have less environmental impact. The...

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When sushi is more than sushi

At times, the most minor difference can make a tremendous impact; something that may not seem obvious but leaves a tip of the tongue realization. A new restaurant has opened near me and has grown on me quite a bit, but it is easy to know why. It is a seemingly small...

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A Tuna Tempest

The Mercury And Sushi DebateThe fish hit the fan the other day with the publication the New York Times article regarding the risk of mercury in tuna, which I covered in my entry Some More Mercury With Your Tuna? But was it junk science? Or was it something that needed...

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Some more mercury with your tuna?

Tuna Sushi And Its StatusYou are what you eat. While I always questioned this in a literal sense as a child, it is pretty much the case. But I don't want to be made of heavy metals, and my body agrees. It is no news to anyone that we are poisoning our oceans, and...

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Troubles for Tuna 2- A Reprieve?

Concerns Over Bluefin Stocks Declining bluefin tuna stocks have been in the news with growing frequency, and have also been the subject of a number of my entries over the past year (see Troubles for Tuna). When any species faces potential extinction it becomes a grave...

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