Taiwan’s first bluefin tuna’ fetches NT$3.52 million at auction

2024-04-17

The first bluefin tuna of the season was sold for a cool NT$3.52 million on Wednesday. At an Yilan auction, the sushi restaurant Sando House placed the highest bid, winning the season’s first catch for the fourth year in a row. This year’s price exceeded last year’s by over NT$1.28 million. It was also the most paid for any fish in Yilan’s Su’ao Township.

Amid an explosion of firecrackers, fishers work together to hoist the first bluefin tuna of the season. They’re at the auction site of Yilan’s third fish market. Early morning on Wednesday, an eager crowd gathered to touch and take photos of the giant fish.

Massive and gleaming, the tuna was measured by an expert and weighed in at 269 kilograms. It’s not only the first bluefin caught in Su’ao, but the first caught anywhere in Taiwan.

Bidding began at NT$1.01 million. After some fast action, Sando House restaurant placed the winning bid of NT$13,100 per kilogram, or a total sum of NT$3.523 million. This is the sushi restaurant’s fourth year in a row winning the season’s first catch. Its price also beat last year’s total by more than NT$1.28 million.

Lee I-li
Sando House operator
The auction was very exciting, more than I expected it to be. When I first arrived there weren’t that many people. I thought I could win easily. This price is fairly high. I think it’s broken records.

Tuna season runs from April to June. This year, a Su’ao-registered boat once again became the first in Taiwan to catch a bluefin, continuing the township’s winning streak.

Lin Zi-miao
Yilan County commissioner
The first bluefin tuna was caught right here in Su’ao Township, Yilan. We want to give our thanks to the Sando House restaurant. Every year from April to June is bluefin tuna season. We invite all our friends from around the country to come visit Yilan County.

Four-time auction winner Sando House paid a premium for this season’s first catch. But it plans to offer the fish at regular prices, to give diners a taste of Taiwan’s finest.

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"全國第一鮪"競標! 三多屋業主連4年得標

2024-04-17

蘇澳區漁會今天(17)公開拍賣2024年全國第一尾黑鮪魚，最後由餐廳業者三多屋，以每公斤13100元，總價352萬3900元得標，比起去年拍賣總價224萬元，高出128萬3900元，也創下蘇澳歷年單價與總價新高，而這已經是三多屋連續第四年得標，也為今年黑鮪季開啟好兆頭。

祝賀鞭炮聲中，船上漁民合力吊起全國第一鮪，這裡是宜蘭第三魚貨拍賣場，17號一早公開拍賣，不僅引來民眾圍觀搶拍，個個還都搶著要摸一手。

體型碩大，色澤透亮，這尾黑鮪魚經專業測量鑑定，重量足足有269公斤，不僅是「蘇澳第一鮪」，更成為今年全國「第一鮪」。

黑鮪魚從101萬拍起，最後由三多屋業者以每公斤13100元，總價352萬3900元，連續四年成功奪標，更是比去年拍賣總價多出128萬3900元，創蘇澳歷史新高。

[[三多屋業者李弈立]]
“(拍賣)很刺激啦，超出我的想像，因為我剛到的時候人不多，原本我想應該會輕易得標，算蠻高的，應該是破紀錄的價錢”

每年4到6月是進入鮪魚季的季節，今年「全國第一鮪」再度由宜蘭縣蘇澳籍漁船拔得頭籌，創下蘇澳地區的「連莊」紀錄。

[[宜蘭縣長林姿妙]]
“第一尾黑鮪魚就在我們宜蘭縣蘇澳鎮，也感謝我們的三多屋，每一年四月份到六月份，都是黑鮪魚的產季，所以我們要邀請全國的好朋友，宜蘭縣好朋友可以來到宜蘭縣”

餐飲業者三多屋已經連續四年搶標成功，今年雖拍賣價格比預期高，不過仍會以平常價格販售，要讓顧客吃到全國第一鮪的好滋味。

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