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Most of the specimens are flown in whole from Japan; recent models have included amberjack, madai, triple tail and bonito.

Various types of fish—and sharks—were involved, including striped bass, yellowtail amberjack, great white sharks, and basking sharks.

Virtuous shopping does not always go along with skillful cooking, let alone a practiced hand at slicing amberjack, blending soy and all the other elements of exceptional nigiri.

The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, which administered the Gulf red snapper count, is taking proposals for a project to estimate numbers of greater amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic.

There is an à la carte menu of small plates, including amberjack ceviche, sunchoke miso soup and spicy lobster rolls.