China News Service, May 7th. The Pingtung black tuna cultural tourism season has entered its 22nd year. Today (7th), the opening ceremony was held as scheduled. The restaurant that won the bid for the captain of a tuna and the "first tuna".
This year's black tuna flood season has begun. According to statistics from the Donggang District Fisheries Association, 4,367 fish entered the port for auction last year, a new high in the past 13 years. However, due to the imbalance between supply and demand due to the epidemic, the auction price once hit an average of 149 yuan per kilogram (NT$, The same below) historically low prices, which did not rise until July due to the lack of quantity; this year, since the first tuna entered Hong Kong on April 5, the average auction price per kilogram has dropped all the way from 1,000 yuan. Every weekend Mother's Day, the market is very popular, and it has risen to more than 800 per kilogram, with a total of 318 tails.
The Donggang District Fisheries Association said that last year was a harvest year for black tuna, but the severe epidemic caused a serious imbalance between supply and demand, and the auction price plummeted.
Black tuna is a high-priced fish species. Last year’s sharp decline was due to the fact that restaurants, which accounted for the bulk of the market, were unable to dine in, and families gave priority to affordable fish, resulting in imbalances in market supply and demand. This year, restaurants have not banned dine-in, which will drive consumption and the price is expected to be higher than last year.
The opening ceremony of Taiwan's 2022 Pingtung Black Tuna Cultural Tourism Season was held in front of Donglong Palace Square on April 7.
Photo by Pan Xinzhong, a reporter from Taiwan's "United Daily News".
It is reported that the black tuna season has enriched the cultural connotation of the black tuna season from the initial marketing of fishery products to the promotion of marine ecological and environmental protection, combined with local culture, and boosted the output value of local tourism.
As long as the black tuna season arrives every year, everyone knows that when you come to Donggang, you can not only taste seafood, but also plan a small trip or experience the local culture in depth, making the black tuna season more meaningful.