Tuna Festival in Taiwan

A blue fin tuna is hoisted off a Taiwanese longliner at the Dong Gang fishing port outside Koahsiung. Blue fin tuna sells for 1,000 Taiwanese dollars per kilo, (SD34.00).

Unique identifier: GP02IO4

Type: Image

Shoot date: 11/06/2011

Locations: Donggang, East Asia, Taiwan

Credit line: © Paul Hilton / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Annual Bluefin Tuna Festival in Taiwan

The Bluefin Tuna Festival runs from May to July every year. Although the bluefin tuna catch this year has been bigger than last year, concerns over radiation contamination from the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan has lead to a slump in tuna prices.

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