Winter taste of the Sea of ​​Japan Snow crab fishing ban First competition One animal 3 million November 6, 18:54

The taste of the winter of the Sea of ​​Japan and snow crab fishing were lifted all at once on the 6th, and the first competition in Shin-Onsen, Hyogo Prefecture, was the highest ever price of 3 million yen.

At Hamasaka Fishing Port in Shin-Onsen, the fishing boats that returned from the Sea of ​​Japan landed snow crab one after another and were selected in detail according to size and shape.

Of these, a retailer in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture bid for 3 million yen against the first crab weighed 1.2 kg.

According to the fishermen's association, the highest price so far in Hyogo Prefecture's bid was 1,088,880 yen in 2017 and 30 years, and 2 million yen attached in Tottori Prefecture last year was the highest in Japan, but this time The crab is far above that.

The person in charge of the Takamatsu City retailer who had auctioned off said, “In Shikoku, the snow crab has attracted attention and I really wanted the Crab from Hamasaka. It was.

Snow crab fishing in Hyogo Prefecture will be held until March 20 next year.

Even in Fukui, “Echizenga ni”

In Echizen-cho, Fukui Prefecture, the first competition for snow crab that has been taken off the coast of Fukui Prefecture, known for its “Echizen-gani” brand, has begun.

Snow crab collected off the coast of Fukui Prefecture was collected at the market of Echizen fishing port in Echizen-cho, and the first competition started around 4pm. There were more than 80,000 snow crabs lined up, and fresh crab was auctioned off one after another due to the vigorous calls of competitors and middlemen.

According to the fishery cooperative in Echizen-cho, the sea and the weather were calm on the 6th day of the ban, but the amount of crabs landed in the fishing port is lower than usual, especially in females due to a decrease in the amount of resources. It was less.

In Fukui Prefecture, we have been selling products that are particularly good in size, shape and weight since 4 years ago as the finest brand “Pole”, and the highest one last season was sold for 420,000 yen. It was.

“Pole” is not yet out at 5:00 pm on the 6th, but the price of the first bid is attracting attention.

A woman in her 60s who runs a local ryokan that participated in the auction said, “The number is small and the price is high, but I want Echizen, which is packed to the end of my feet, to eat it deliciously.” I was talking.