The ban on winter taste snow crab fishing was lifted, and the first auction was held at Kanazawa Port on the night of the 6th.
From this point on, a particularly large and magnificent male crab will be sold under the brand name "Ki", and the first certified crab this time was auctioned off for 5 million yen.
At the market in Kanazawa Port, the first auction of snow crabs landed in various parts of Ishikawa Prefecture was held on the night of the 6th.
The Ishikawa Prefectural Fisheries Cooperative has decided to sell males with a particularly large size and excellent shape under the brand name "Ki".
Of the 58 tonnes landed, only one met six criteria, including a weight of 1.5 kg or more and a shell width of 14.5 cm or more.
For the first time, this crab, which bears the brand name "Ki", was auctioned off for 5 million yen amid the dashing shouts of the bidders.
According to the prefectural fishermen's cooperatives, the price of 5 million yen per animal is the first time since the snow crab was auctioned off in Tottori prefecture.
Daisuke Shimada, the chef of Hyakurakuso, which runs a hot spring inn in Ishikawa prefecture, said, "I am grateful to the fishermen who are in a difficult situation due to the corona. I want to go back and talk. "