The production of marine products for the last year was 4.17 million tons, down 0.5% from the previous year due to poor fishing of saury and mackerel, and was the lowest ever for the second consecutive year.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the production of marine products including aquaculture in the last year was 4,175,000 tons, a decrease of 21,000 tons, or 0.5%, compared to the previous year, which is comparable in 1956. Since then, it has been the lowest ever for the second consecutive year.
By type of fish, mackerel decreased by 16.4% from the previous year to 376,600 tons, salmon decreased by 0.9% to 55,900 tons, and saury decreased by 35.2% to 29,700 tons. ..
Among them, salmon has dropped to 19.5% in 1996 at the peak, and saury has dropped to 5.2% in 1958 at the peak.
On the other hand, looking at the increased marine products, sardines increased by 25.9% to 700,500 tons and scallops increased by 1.9% to 346,000 tons.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, "Pacific saury and other fish have continued to be unfished due to changes in the marine environment such as changes in tidal currents and water temperature. ".