Thousands of miles from home, North Koreans work on Chinese tuna longliners in the Indian Ocean for pay that goes to their leader, a new study says.
Tag: Tuna
Why Is Mercury Stubbornly High in Tuna? Researchers Might Have an Answer.
Old accumulations of the toxic metal in the deep sea are circulating into shallower waters where the fish feed, new research found.
In Tuna-Obsessed Tunisia, a Favorite Food Becomes a Lot Less Affordable
Tunisians put canned tuna on pizza, pastries and pretty much everything else. Don’t even ask for a tuna-free sandwich. But inflation risks turning an everyday essential into a luxury out of reach.
Japan’s ‘King of Tuna’ Pays Record $3 Million for Bluefin at New Tokyo Fish Market
The first tuna auction of the year at Tokyo’s new fish market set a record price — more than $3 million — for a giant bluefin tuna, a critically endangered species.