Salmon fry begin to be released Fry decrease sharply due to typhoon Miyagi Jan 27 13:12
The release of salmon fry this year began in Sendai City on the 27th, but the number of fry released due to the effects of the typhoon in October of last year has dropped sharply, so salmon returned from fishery officials. There are voices of concern about a decline in catches four years from now.
In Miyagi Prefecture, fisheries cooperatives in each region collect eggs from salmon that go up in autumn every year and release fry raised.
However, due to damage to facilities such as `` Yana '', which catches salmon in Typhoon No. 19 last October, and a decrease in the proportion of salmon returning to the river due to rising seawater temperature, to get eggs in the prefecture It means that the number of salmon caught is only about 40% of last year, which is a record low.
On the 27th, the first release of this year was carried out at the Natori River in Taishiro-ku, Sendai City, and members of the fishing cooperative released a fry that grew to about 6 cm in length one after another, but the number of fry decreased dramatically As a result, fisheries officials have raised concerns about future declines in catches.
Mr. Mune Shishido, Managing Director of the Hirose Natori River Fisheries Cooperative, said, "I've been involved in the stocking business for 20 years, but it's the first time that there are few fry so far. Was.