"Iriume sardines" landing begins in Chiba Choshi fishing port on June 9 at 12:26
In the Choshi fishing port in Chiba prefecture, which has the largest landing volume in Japan for nine consecutive years before the rainy season begins, the fat-filled "Iruma sardines" have been landed.
The offshore of Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture, where the Kuroshio Current from the south and the Oyashio Current from the north collide, is one of the largest fishing grounds in Japan. Locally, the large sardine that can be caught at this time is called "Iriume Iwashi" and is being branded.
On the 9th, fishing was carried out 18 km east of Inubozaki, and about 3,300 tons of oily sardines, with a silver belly and a turquoise back, were landed.
The larger ones weigh more than 20 centimeters and weigh more than 100 grams.According to a local fishery cooperative, the price of premium fish such as red sea bream has dropped due to the effect of the new coronavirus, while sardines are priced at about the same time last year. That is.
Tsukihiro Sugai, a crew member of a fishing boat that landed sardines, said, "I feel that the size and fat paste have improved in the past one or two weeks. It's big enough, so I want you to eat it as sashimi." I was talking.