Discarded bluefin tuna skin made into leather products

Discarded bluefin tuna skin made into leather products

Photo taken May 19, 2017, at Kindai University in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, shows a wallet made from the skin of farmed bluefin tuna. The university pioneered artificial farming of the tuna, a pricy delicacy served as sushi. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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