Ecology: Bluefin tuna - the numbers

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96%
The decline in numbers of the bluefin tuna in the northern Pacific Ocean.

90%
The percentage of the catch that has not yet reproduced.

4-8
The years it takes for a bluefin tuna to reach sexual maturity and reproduce.

$1.8 million
The record price fetched in Japan for one bluefin tuna.

The numbers come from a recent report produced by the Pew Environment Group.