Samma fishing boats depart for the first time, "I want to catch up to last year's forecast even if fishing is not expected" Miyagi August 4, 22:15
For the first time, a saury fishing boat departed at Onagawa Port in Miyagi Prefecture, which boasts one of the largest landings in Japan. Given the unfortunate lack of fishing, fishermen are taking on the challenge with a little hope.
At Onagawa Port in Onagawa-cho, Miyagi Prefecture, which boasts the largest amount of landed saury in Japan, five small fishing boats set sail for Hokkaido ports on the 4th.
The fishing boats carrying the big catch flag whispered and whispered one after another, and the families who came to see them waving at the boat.
Regarding saury fishing, last year's nationwide landing volume reached a record low of more than 40,000 tons, and at Onagawa Port it was about 4,500 tons, down to about 30% of the previous year.
However, according to a survey by a national research institute, the amount of saury obtained off Sanriku will be lower than last year, and many small fish are expected.
A man in his 70s who was a crew member said, "I have a forecast of unfishing, but I do not know until I go out to the sea, so I want to head for last year's saury."
Minagawa Kato, President of Onagawa Fish Market, said, "Last year was the worst result, but I want to expect much more fish to be collected."