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In charts: Decades-long fall in sales at world’s largest seafood wholesale market

An exclusive analysis by Undercurrent News shows that seafood sales at the Tokyo Central Wholesale Market in Japan have plummeted by 57% in volume over the past two decades

By Louis Harkell | April 8, 2024 10:43 BST
frozen tuna auction at Tokyo Toyosu Central Wholesale Market. Credit: Toyosu Market Association
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