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Scenes from the Tuna Trade

A fisherman unloads a sashimi-grade yellowfin tuna from a small boat
Photograph for TIME by Thomas Lee / Atlas Press

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A fisherman unloads a sashimi-grade yellowfin tuna from a small boat at the General Santos Fish Port Complex on Mindinao island in the southern Philippines on Aug. 11, 2009. Hand-line fishermen in General Santos bring in some of the best quality — and most expensive — tuna that goes on sale in the large fresh tuna market here.

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