First landing of saury 1 month or more later than last year Choshi fishing port Chiba November 1, 11:41
In the midst of the historical unfishing of saury, the amount of landed in Japan was the first day in the Choshi Fishing Port in Chiba Prefecture, Japan's largest, and more than a month later than last year.
At the Choshi fishing port, which has been the largest in Japan for 8 consecutive years since the last year, it has landed approximately 222 tons of saury caught off the eastern part of Hokkaido on the morning of the day.
As for the saury of this season, as of the end of September, the catch of the whole country remained at about 10% of the same period last year, and historical unfishing continues. According to Choshi City, the first landing of Choshi Fishing Port has been since last year. It is more than a month late and the slowest in the past 10 years.
The saury that was landed a day was a little small, weighing around 130 grams, and was traded for 150 to 352 yen per kilogram.
Mr. Teruji Ojiuchi, chief fisherman of Daiichi Marumaru, a large-sized saury boat, said, “The state of the sea is different from that of the normal year.
Kazuo Wada, Deputy General Manager of Choshi City Fisheries Association, said, “This is the first time I've ever experienced the first landing of a fish so slowly. I want to expect more landings until the end of December. "