Year's 1st globefish auction held in Shimonoseki

Year's 1st globefish auction held in Shimonoseki

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Fish brokers follow the tradition of placing their bids in a cloth bag at the year's first globefish auction at Haedomari fish market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Jan. 4, 2010.

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