And it all seemed as though it would be forgotten until January 22, 1954, when Lucky Dragon No. 5, the small Japanese tuna-fishing boat, departed the harbors of Yaizu for a routine fishing job.

Take a look at an example of a day of tuna fishing at sea, and see how much it would cost you to run it. Around $18,000 might be the price of a used small tuna boat. Around $5,000 will be spent on ...

As industrial boats prepare to set sail on Saturday for the annual Atlantic bluefin tuna fishing season on the Mediterranean Sea, WWF is urging all fishing countries to keep the fishery closed this ...

Japanese fishermen will also be permitted to catch more small tuna, with the ... Japanese fishing vessels would see their largest hauls since 2011, when boats brought in 13,000 tons.