At Onahama Port in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, bonito was landed for the first time this year, and the amount of bonito landed was nearly three times that of last year.
The first bonito to be landed at Onahama Port was the 240rd Juwa Maru, owned by a fishery company in Iwaki City, and returned to the port on the night of the 28th after fishing in the waters <> kilometers east of Inubozaki in Chiba Prefecture.
When the work began at 29 a.m. on the morning of the 6th, the market participants divided the bonito by size by conveyor belt installed on the quay.
According to the company, it was difficult to find a flock of bonito, and the first catch was landed about two weeks later than last year, but the amount landed was about 2 tons, nearly three times the highest number of fish landed last year, which was more than 100 tons, which was the highest number after the earthquake.
In addition, although it weighs a little small, from 30.3 kg to 1.8 kg, the fat paste is good, and it was traded for 2 to 5 yen per kilogram.
A woman at a fresh fish shop in the city who purchased it said, "At the store, after receiving customers' orders, we cut them into pieces and serve them with fresh sashimi."
Director Futoshi Nozaki said, "I am relieved to finally be able to land the fish, and although there may not be many chances this year, I would like to land it in Onahama as much as possible."