Landed saury Last year's record low last year One-third of the previous year

Last year, the amount of Pacific saury caught in ports around the country was about a third of the previous year, more than 40,000 tons, a record low.

According to a summary of industry associations made by Pacific saury fishermen, the amount of Pacific saury landed at ports nationwide during the main fishing season from August to December last year was 4517 tonnes, a 66% decrease from the previous year. Did.

It was the lowest ever in a record, below 52,000 tonnes in 1969, 50 years ago, when fishing was the lowest ever.

Pacific saury has been catching less than 100,000 tonnes since 2015 due to a decrease in the amount of resources and other factors. It means that it was not fished.

Looking at the ports with large landing volumes, Hanasaki Port in Hokkaido is 16,106 tons, Ofunato Port in Iwate Prefecture is 6,400 tons, Kesennuma Port in Miyagi Prefecture is 5,380 tons, and both ports were 3 years ago. It stays at a relatively low price.

In addition, the wholesale price per 10 kg increased by 68% from the previous year to 3160 yen on average due to the effects of fishing.

According to an industry group, "About 10 years ago, there were some years in excess of 300,000 tons. In recent years, fishing has been different, but last year the level of fishing was different."

Agriculture Minister Eto "Very severe situation"

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Eto said in a press conference after the Cabinet meeting that last year's fishing for saury was at a record low, saying, "It is extremely difficult. Regulations on the international catch of saury have also been introduced. Therefore, I want to firmly support the measures to stabilize fishermen's income while managing saury resources. "