On the 7th in Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, a large number of sardines were found washed up on the sandy beach of the coast for about 200 meters, and the prefecture is working to remove them.
A large number of sardines were washed up on the sandy beach at Tsutsuishi Fishing Port in Itoigawa City, and the city was notified on the morning of the 7th.
According to the prefectural government, the sardines were washed ashore about 200 meters long, and the exact cause is unknown, but according to the prefecture's Fisheries and Ocean Research Institute, it is possible that they were being chased by dolphins. is.
If left unattended, the odor may become worse, so the prefecture decided to dispose of the washed-up sardines, and commissioned a local construction company to remove them from the beach from the 8th.
About 50 people gathered on the beach to pick the sardines by hand, wash away the sand and mud, and pack them into bags.
A person in the city who passed by said, "This is the first time I have seen such a large amount."
Masami Igarashi, deputy director of the Itoigawa Regional Development Bureau, said, "I hear that the local people are surprised by the unimaginable amount of drifting. The cause is unknown, and the fish are washed ashore. I would like you to stop taking it home," he said.