Fish
Pacific Bluefin
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Pacific bluefin (Thunnus orientalis) is the Pacific sister species to Atlantic bluefin—equally prized for fatty sashimi, with major fisheries and farming links to Japan, Mexico, and the broader Pacific. Flesh is rich, red to marbled, and sublime raw. Same ethical caveats: depleted history, improving management in places, buy verified. Ranching in Mexico supplies much farm-fattened product. Cook or serve with restraint; this is special-occasion tuna.
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History
Japanese coastal and high-seas fisheries centred on Pacific bluefin for sashimi.
Mexican pen ranching fattened Pacific bluefin for export.
International measures tightened Pacific bluefin catch to aid recovery.