For Pacific bluefin tuna, which was decided to increase quotas at an international conference, the Fisheries Agency has proposed a quota allocation plan for next season.
On the 7th of this month, the International Conference on the Management of Resources such as Pacific Bluefin Tuna officially agreed to increase the catch quota for large bluefin tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries, including the waters near Japan, by 15%.
In response to this, the Fisheries Agency held an opinion exchange meeting with related parties on the 10th, and presented a plan for allocating catch quotas for next season.
According to this, the offshore fishing industry, which is under the control of the country, will increase to 4391 tons next year, which is 956 tons, or about 28% higher than this year.
In the coastal fishery of each prefecture, the total will be 1740 tons next year, which is 169 tons compared to this year, an increase of about 11%.
Specifically,
▽ Aomori prefecture is 506 tons
▽ Hokkaido is 319 tons
▽ Nagasaki prefecture is 173 tons
▽ Okinawa prefecture is 147 tons
▽ Niigata prefecture is 97 tons, so that
most prefectures can catch more tuna than this season Will be.
On the other hand, at the international conference, for small bluefin tuna less than 30 kg, which was maintained as it is, adjustments were made to increase the allocation of coastal fisheries and reduce offshore fisheries.
The Fisheries Agency plans to decide on this allocation plan at the council meeting next week.