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JP: Monster tuna caught has turned heads
AFP on Yahoo ^ | 7/17/10 | AFP

Posted on 07/17/2010 2:06:37 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

A monster tuna caught off Japan has turned heads at a Tokyo fish market, where the 445 kilogram (981 pound) bluefin -- the biggest caught here since 1986 -- sold for 3.2 million yen (36,700 dollars). Decades of overfishing have seen global tuna stocks crash, pushing some Western nations to call for a trade ban on endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna. (AFP/Jiji Press)

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Japan
KEYWORDS: japan; monster; tuna
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(AFP/Jiji Press)
1 posted on 07/17/2010 2:06:38 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge

The hippy whale warriors need to get on this.


2 posted on 07/17/2010 2:11:15 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (We couldn't keep the commandments when there was only ONE!)
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To: NormsRevenge

I guess it will go on someones wall? Wonder why they cut the tail off?


3 posted on 07/17/2010 2:13:12 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
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To: NormsRevenge

i wonder how old a fish like that is....


4 posted on 07/17/2010 2:16:06 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Thats a lot of sushi.


5 posted on 07/17/2010 2:17:04 PM PDT by valkyry1
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To: NormsRevenge

Hey, who’s been nibbling on his neck? Where is PETA when you need them?


6 posted on 07/17/2010 2:17:59 PM PDT by J Edgar
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To: Steve Van Doorn

I guess they don’t eat that part.


7 posted on 07/17/2010 2:18:51 PM PDT by vladimir998 (Part of the Vast Catholic Conspiracy (hat tip to Kells))
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To: NormsRevenge

Chicken of the Sea

8 posted on 07/17/2010 2:25:08 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: J Edgar
That is the gill area.

'La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur.' - Auguste Escoffier
(Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

9 posted on 07/17/2010 2:25:24 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: NormsRevenge

They need to figure out a way to get a breeding program going.


10 posted on 07/17/2010 2:39:04 PM PDT by Cheetahcat (Zero the Wright kind of Racist! We are in a state of War with Democrats)
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To: vladimir998
Crispy Tuna Tail

Ingredients

* Tuna tail

* Black pepper

* Garlic, fried

* Calamansi

* Oil

* Onion

1. Marinate tuna tail in soy sauce, calamansi, onion and pepper for about an hour. 2. Wrap in aluminum foil and steam. 3. After steaming, deep fry over medium heat until crispy. 4. Garnish with fried garlic if desired. 5. You can also serve with a soy sauce with chili on the side

11 posted on 07/17/2010 2:49:11 PM PDT by MrPiper
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To: NormsRevenge

No wonder it sold for $37/pound. One guy to catch it, and at least 37 guys to stand around and say “Hai, big mofo, Hai!.”


12 posted on 07/17/2010 2:58:58 PM PDT by USMCPOP (Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
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To: Steve Van Doorn
most of the tuna guys I know save the tail like a memento

saw one that big a few years back bring in $45K, the japanese meet the boat at the dock, measure the fat content then let the bidding begin

13 posted on 07/17/2010 3:06:31 PM PDT by edzo4 (You call us the 'Party Of No', I call us the resistance.)
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To: Liberty Valance

That’s a lot of Cock and Bull!


14 posted on 07/17/2010 3:23:08 PM PDT by Doc Savage (SOBAMP!)
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To: NormsRevenge

1000 lbs of cat food.


15 posted on 07/17/2010 3:30:18 PM PDT by naclh2oFishn
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To: USMCPOP

Years ago, when I first got married, I went on a Bahamas honeymoon ocean cruise with my new wife. During the morning, a lot of passengers would stand on the aft deck and throw scraps of food to the tuna who would follow the ship as long as they could keep up. One day me and my wife decided to join them. To make a long story short, my wife, who was pretty well lathered up with sunscreen, threw some food out to the tuna- and her wedding ring slipped off and went flying out to sea with the scraps. The ring cost eleven thousand bucks! Needless to say, I was ready to strangle her, but I eventually calmed down and forgave her. Fast forward 16 years later and me and the missus decided to take a second honeymoon down to the Bahamas again. One afternoon, we went to one of those native seafood places on one of the islands for lunch, and my wife ordered a tuna fish sandwich. Well, she takes bite out of the sandwich and all of a sudden you hear this loud crunch. She looks down and suddenly this amazed look crosses her face as she realizes she just bit into- her own finger! Oh brother, I was ready to strangle her again. That was the last straw. We were divorced the next day.


16 posted on 07/17/2010 3:37:25 PM PDT by Krankor (Slow down, you move too fast. You got to make the morning last.)
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To: Krankor

That was a long way to go for a groan!


17 posted on 07/17/2010 3:59:47 PM PDT by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government)
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To: Mind-numbed Robot

Tuna just doesn’t taste right since they took the dolphin out of it.


18 posted on 07/17/2010 4:04:11 PM PDT by Clay Moore (The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left. Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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To: valkyry1; All
"Thats a lot of sushi."

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19 posted on 07/17/2010 4:08:35 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Krankor
Photobucket

Muttley Laugh

20 posted on 07/17/2010 4:12:35 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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