Scenes from the Tuna Trade

Every morning, porters at the Fish Port haul thousands of fresh yellowfin, bigeye and albacore tuna from boats like these
Photograph for TIME by Thomas Lee / Atlas Press

Precious Cargo
Every morning, porters at the Fish Port haul thousands of fresh yellowfin, bigeye and albacore tuna from boats like these. After years of overfishing, yellowfin tuna are now only found far offshore, and fewer and fewer boats can afford the fuel to make the trip out to sea to catch them.

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