Carefully selected snow crab is sold under the brand name “Shonouchi Kitamae Crab” Yamagata September 4, 11:15
Branding snow crab in Yamagata Prefecture. Of the snow crab landed in Yamagata, the one carefully selected for weight, etc. was named “Shonouchi Kitamae Crab” and will be shipped nationwide.
Named for the fact that Sakata City and Tsuruoka City, the main production areas for snow crab, were recognized as “Japanese Heritage” as calling ports for Kitamae ships.
The name “Shonai Kitamae Crab” is limited to those that weigh 1 kg or more and have a shell width of 13 cm or more.
The catch of snow crab from Yamagata Prefecture is the 9th place in Japan for the fifth consecutive year since 2013, and the average for the three years until last year is about 36 tons. It is a prospect.
Shoji Honma, President of the Prefectural Fisheries Cooperative Association, said at the press conference, "I want you to know that there are delicious crabs in Yamagata. It was.
Snow crab fishing in the prefecture will be lifted on the 1st of next month, and will be shipped under the brand name of Shonai Kitamae Crab from the point of landing.