At Choshi Fishing Port in Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture, fishing ended on the 28th.
According to the local fisheries cooperative, this year's catch is expected to be the largest in Japan for 12 consecutive years, but for saury, there was no catch throughout the year for the first time since statistics began to be collected, making it a historically poor catch. .
On the 28th, the last catch of the year was unloaded at Choshi Fishing Port, and when the fishing was over, the crew of the fishing boat carefully washed the hull with a brush and prepared for the New Year.
According to the Choshi City Fisheries Cooperative Association, the amount of landing at Choshi Fishing Port this year is over 236,000 tons, which is expected to be the largest in Japan for 12 consecutive years.
On the other hand, for Pacific saury, for the first time since 1950, when statistics began to be collected, there were no catches throughout the year, resulting in a historically poor catch.
According to Choshi City, the background of the poor catch is that the fishing grounds for saury are becoming farther away due to rising sea temperatures in recent years.
Masanobu Sakamoto, president of the Choshi City Fisheries Cooperative, said, "The price of fish did not rise due to the impact of the new coronavirus, and fuel prices soared, making it a difficult year. I'm happy to be number one in Japan for 12 years in a row, but the saury's It's a pity that there was no catch," he said.