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日本单条金枪鱼卖出170万美元 A single bluefin tuna has sold in Japan for 155m yen ($1.7m), almost triple the record price set last year. 日本一条金枪鱼已1550万日元（170万美元）的价格出售，差不多是去年创下的记录的三倍。 Kiyoshi Kimura stumped up almost three times as much as he did last year ? High bids traditionally mark the years first auction at Tokyos Tsukiji fish market. ? Even the buyer, sushi chain owner Kiyoshi Kimura, who also paid out the record price last year, said the cost was a bit high. The sale came amid continued warnings from environmentalists that tuna stocks are dwindling and overfished. ? Encourage Japan ? This years record-breaking fish was caught off north-eastern Japan and weighed in at 222kg, some 47kg lighter than last years prize-winner, which fetched 56m yen. ? The prices do not necessarily reflect quality or size and are more linked to publicity and setting the tone for the business year. ? The auction at the market - which trades millions of dollars of products daily and is a popular tourist destination - began at 05:00 local time. ? Mr Kimura immediately carted his purchase off to a nearby branch of his Sushi Zanmai chain. ? He said he wanted to encourage Japan with his bid. ? The price works out at about $7,600 per kg. ? Japan consumes more than half of the worlds bluefin. ? New figures to be released on Monday are expected to show a continued decline in Pacific bluefin stocks. ? Amanda Nickson, of the Pew Environmental Groups global tuna conservation campaign, told Associated Press news agency: Everything were hearing is that theres no good news for the Pacific bluefin. Were seeing a very high value fish continue to be overfished.