$750,000 Bluefin in Tokyo.

In Memory Walter K · Post by **In Memory Walter K** » Jan 5th, '12, 21:39

Just saw on the AOL page on the internet that a 580 lb Bluefin went for $750,000 at the Tskiji Market auction. If you look at some of the smaller pictures in the story you will see the buyers walking between rows and rows of Bluefin. I have been there and seen that...and it goes on every day, 7 days a week. I left there wondering if the ocean can take it. As technology develops, they will have no place to hide.

Brewster Minton · Post by **Brewster Minton** » Jan 5th, '12, 21:49

Last year in Japan they grew 990 tons of bluefin from eegs to adult in pens at sea. Soon they will not need to buy fish from us. They hired all the top people from Woods Hole and the University of Japan is running all the studies. The Bluefin love growing in pens and the meat is better.

CaptPatrick · Post by **CaptPatrick** » Jan 5th, '12, 22:01

Tony Meola · Post by **Tony Meola** » Jan 5th, '12, 22:09

ok, so how environmentally friendly is this. They need to catch and probably kill a mature female to get the eggs. Then a they need the sperm from a male.

Now if they said they raised a couple to maturity I could understnad the process. Then it would make sense because the farm becomes self sufficient.

The only upside is, this could creat a way of restocking the wild fish. Start the hatchlings in pools, and then release them into the wild.

Bob H. · Post by **Bob H.** » Jan 6th, '12, 19:51

Wonder what the Capt. who caught the fish got paid??? Bet it was ALOT less then $15,000...BH

jrhaszard · Post by **jrhaszard** » Jan 6th, '12, 22:19

I once picked up a pamphlet at the IGFA museum in FLL that described how the at sea raising of salmon and tuna was a disaster and weakening the stocks of wild fish that mingled with them. I had no idea.

Brewster Minton · Post by **Brewster Minton** » Jan 6th, '12, 22:31

Be careful. The Pew trust (they fund PETA and many others) spend big $ to make sure no fish are killed. Having run a seafood market for 9 years I learned that they are a force to be thought about. They spend 10 times the money the seafood ind. spends. Like anything with big money you need to think about what they are saying. Just saying.

jrhaszard · Post by **jrhaszard** » Jan 6th, '12, 22:39

Figures.Sounds like the land grab up here on the Chesapeake by the C.Bay Foundation and the Land Conservancy.Scamming feeble old guys out of their property with the goal of moving us all away from the water.U.N. agenda 21.

In Memory Walter K · Post by **In Memory Walter K** » Jan 6th, '12, 22:46

Under the guise of "it's for the good of us all".

jrhaszard · Post by **jrhaszard** » Jan 6th, '12, 22:50

It's interesting that None of them around here that I know of bequeath their OWN land.

Bob H. · Post by **Bob H.** » Jan 7th, '12, 19:22

I stopped buying gas at sunoco...PEW connection...wonder where the fish had been landed..PEI fish? BH

Brewster Minton · Post by **Brewster Minton** » Jan 7th, '12, 19:40

Sea of Japan.

In Memory Walter K · Post by **In Memory Walter K** » Jan 7th, '12, 19:42

Supposedly from the waters NE of Japan. They were more specific, but I forgot. Nevertheless it sounded like Japanese waters (they say).

Brewster Minton · Post by **Brewster Minton** » Jan 7th, '12, 20:07

Sorry, North sea of Japan.

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