"Small but well-glued" Great sardine fishing off eastern Hokkaido 5:13 on September 4
The sardine fishing off the eastern part of Hokkaido is landing faster than last year, which was the highest level in 28 years, and the port in Kushiro is booming.
Large sardine fleets start sardine fishing off eastern Hokkaido from late June, with ships from Ibaraki and Tottori prefectures landing at Kushiro Port.
For three days, fishing boats carrying a large amount of sardines returned to the port one after another, and the sardines separated for fresh fish and forage were landed on the boat.
According to the Hokkaido Purse Seine Fisheries Association, the amount of sardines landed at this time was approximately 83,400 tons by the end of last month, which is more than 50,000 tons compared to the same period last year when it was a good harvest of over 200,000 tons for the first time in 28 years. I am.
The captain of a fishing boat in Ibaraki Prefecture said, "The characteristic feature of the sardine off the eastern part of Hokkaido is that it has a small amount of fat. The season is still long, so I would like to expect it in the future."
Sardine fishing off the eastern part of Hokkaido will continue until the end of next month.