How bluefin tuna went from trash to treasure
How bluefin tuna went from trash to treasure

How bluefin tuna went from trash to treasure

Maria Nsue

18 min
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One hundred years ago, fishermen routinely threw bluefin tuna back into the sea. But now, the fish is the basis of a multi-billion dollar food industry. Karen Pinchin tells the story of what changed in her new book Kings of Their Own Ocean, and explores how one particular fish nicknamed Amelia Earhart was key to conservation efforts.

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