Due to the decrease in the amount of resources, the amount of Pacific saury landed nationwide last year reached a record low for the third consecutive year.
According to the summary of the "National pacific saury Stick Net Fishery Cooperative", an industry group made by saury fishermen, the amount of saury landed at ports nationwide from August to December last year during the main fishing season is the same as before. It was 18,291 tons, a decrease of 38% compared to the year.
This is the lowest record since 1961, setting a new record low for the third consecutive year since 2019.
Due to the decrease in supply, the national average transaction price in the production area has risen by about 30% from the previous year, and the wave of inflation has flooded the familiar autumn taste.
Regarding the factors behind the decrease in landing volume, the Fisheries Agency has stated that the fishing grounds are far away due to changes in ocean currents due to global warming, the possibility that fry are difficult to grow and the amount of resources is decreasing, and that foreign fishing vessels are catching fish. We are analyzing that the increase may have an effect.
Industry groups have said, "Unprecedented poor fishing continues. Soaring fuel prices are costly and fishermen are reaching their limits. More effective international for resource recovery. I want you to introduce regulations. "