The landing of winter taste oysters begins Hiroshima October 1, 15:33
The winter taste, which is a specialty of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the landing of farmed oysters this season began on the 1st.
Hiroshima Prefecture is the largest producer of aquaculture oysters in Japan, accounting for about 60% of the national total.
The ban on landing this season was lifted on the 1st, and in Mitsu Bay, Akitsu-cho, Higashi-Hiroshima City, where oyster farming is popular, landing work began around 6 o'clock.
Producers lifted the rope, which was tightly packed with grown oysters, from the sea with a crane and put it in the basket one after another.
After that, they were taken to the harbor workshop, where people called "Uchiko" carefully took out their bodies one by one.
The oysters landed on the 1st are about 10 cm, which is smaller than usual, but it will grow larger in the winter.
According to aquaculture companies, many producers are making shipping adjustments, such as reducing the number of days they are landed, due to the decline in consumption due to the effects of the new coronavirus.
Koji Shimamura, a oyster producer, said, "I feel like I can finally ship it on the day of landing. Although it is affected by the new coronavirus, I would like to do my best so that many people can eat it." ..
The landing of farmed oysters will continue until around May next year, and will be shipped nationwide.