Scenes from the Tuna Trade

Traders, buyers and fishermen negotiate each yellowfin's quality and worth
Photograph for TIME by Thomas Lee / Atlas Press

Quality Control
Traders, buyers and fishermen negotiate each yellowfin's quality and worth in the Fish Port trading hall. Samples of the tuna flesh, extracted by poking a needle-like rod into the fish, are smelled and examined in order to assess its freshness.

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