Dossier
bluefin tuna
Coverage of bluefin tuna in the Nexus archive.
- Why a bluefin tuna boom is slicing into livelihoods of Japanese fishermen
Japanese fisherman Tadasuke Nakamura in Hakodate, Hokkaido, encountered an unusually large bluefin tuna haul but had to release many due to Japan's annual catch quota. The quota restricts his ability to maximize profits during colder months when the fish are more valuable.