Sea of Japan Winter taste Snow crab fishing ban “Fair results” Off Fukui November 6, 10:14
The winter taste of the Sea of Japan, snow crab fishing, was lifted on the 6th.
Off the coast of Fukui Prefecture, fishing began all at once as soon as the date changed, and snow crabs were immediately landed on the fishing boats.
The ban on fishing was lifted in the Sea of Japan from Toyama prefecture to off the coast of Shimane prefecture, and the snow crab landed in Fukui prefecture is known by the brand name "Echizen crab".
At the Echizen fishing port in Echizen Town, about 50 bottom trawling boats departed for their respective fishing grounds after 10 pm on the 5th.
Of these, the bottom trawling fishing boat "Weitoku Maru" puts a net in the sea at the same time as the date changes, and when it is pulled up after about an hour and a half, a large snow crab with a shell size of about 15 cm is on the fishing boat. The mountain was landed as much as possible.
Off the coast of Fukui Prefecture on the first day of the ban, the wind and waves were mild and the cold was not so severe, and fishermen quickly sorted crabs into males and females.
Captain Tokumaru Sasa of Tokumaru said, "The results of the first net I put in are fair and I think there are more than the first day of last year. I want to get as many crabs as possible this season."
Due to concerns about a drop in demand for "Echizen crab" and price collapse due to the effects of the new coronavirus, Fukui Prefecture will implement support measures to discount 3,000 yen when purchasing a gift set of 20,000 yen or more. I have decided.
Snow crab fishing in Fukui Prefecture will be carried out for males until March next year, and for females.