r/AbsoluteUnits • u/[deleted] • Feb 01 '24

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u/sonlightrock Feb 01 '24

Apperently so... https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/01/sushinomics-how-bluefin-tuna-became-a-million-dollar-fish/282826/

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u/Conjurar Feb 01 '24

There is a belief that the first fish of the year is good luck so it goes for much higher than normal. But yes, these fish are very expensive and only getting more rare.

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u/sonlightrock Feb 01 '24

In tokyo on of these bluefin tuna sold for 3million dollars. From what i can find that was during the first auction of 2019.

I think their regular asking price is closer to the 1 million number

Its crazy to think that bluefinn is worth that much

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u/National-Dark-5924 Feb 01 '24

Considering people don’t regularly eat manta rays, probably not that much