The ban on sand eel fishing, which heralds the arrival of spring in the Seto Inland Sea, was lifted on the 11th in the Harima-nada Sea in Hyogo Prefecture. The catch on the first day was only about 500 kilograms, and the first auction brought the highest price ever at about 6,800 yen per kilogram.
In order to protect resources, local fishermen considered how long they would continue fishing for sand eels this year, and decided to end the fishing operation after one day.