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Bluefin tuna likely will become a luxury ( ) the reach of the average Japanese following a decision Wednesday ( ) the International Commission ( ) catches in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean ( ) 23 percent by 2010. About 75 percent of domestically consumed tuna is ( ) in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean and prices for the highly ( ) bluefin tuna are therefore expected to surge ( ) a result of the agreement.

The move, ( ) with tighter controls ( ) farmed bluefin tuna usually ( ) in supermarkets and conveyer belt sushi restaurants, will likely mean that even cheaper varieties ( ) too expensive for many consumers. ( ) the Tsukiji Market in Chuo Ward, the preliminary January wholesale price for a kilogram of frozen imported or domestic bluefin tuna jumped about 30 percent from the previous year.

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