The 10th is the opening day for salmon trout fishing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hokkaido, but we have not been able to fish because the fishing negotiations between Japan and Russia have not started.
Negotiations were being coordinated to take place on the 11th, and fishermen in Nemuro City expressed their expectations and anxieties.
Since most of the salmon trout drift net fishing carried out in Japan's exclusive economic zone is born in Russian rivers, the governments of Japan and Russia have negotiated in advance to determine the operating conditions, and then April 10 every year. The ban will be lifted on the day.
This year, 19 ships are scheduled to go fishing, but negotiations have not started due to the influence of the Russian military invasion, so it is not possible to go fishing.
At the Habomai fishing port in Nemuro city, you can usually see the sight of fishing at the same time as the date changes on the opening day, but the fishing boats that were supposed to go fishing were still on land.
On the other hand, the government is coordinating to negotiate with the Russian side on the 11th, and fishermen have expressed expectations and anxieties.
A fisherman in Nemuro City, who mainly operates along the coast, said, "The mood of giving up is spreading to those who are fishing for salmon trout. Every year, the lively harbor is quiet without people. I was talking.