Fish industry

Southeast Asia’s lucrative tuna industry

Tuna is the world’s most valuable fish. It can be found in inexpensive cans on a supermarket shelf or on the auction block being sold at high prices for its premium flesh, destined for high-end Japanese restaurants that serve sushi and sashimi. Globally, the commercial tuna market is worth approximately US$42 billion per year.Indonesia and the Philippines are among the top five tuna producers in the world.

6 September 2019
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