Choshi fisherman catches 50 tons of saury， “the biggest catch in years” – signs of improvement after the poor catch since 2019．

Choshi fisherman catches 50 tons of saury, “the biggest catch in years”…signs of improvement in poor catches since 2019
2024/11/04 10:53 Yomiuri Shimbun
On the 2nd, 50 tons of saury were landed for the first time this year at Choshi Fishing Port in Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture. Despite the continuing record low catch of saury, the amount landed on this day far exceeded the annual catch for the past three years. The port is buzzing with activity as a large amount of fish has been landed for the first time in a long time. The catch was landed by the saury fishing boat “Denmaru No. 37” (167 tons), belonging to the Choshi City Fisheries Association. The saury were caught in the high seas east of Aomori Prefecture between October 29th and 31st, and the fish mainly weighed between 100 and 110 grams. It was traded at 276 yen to 489 yen per kilogram. According to the National Pacific Saury Pole Net Fisheries Cooperative, the national saury catch, which was 343,225 tons in 2008, plummeted to 40,517 tons in 2019, and further to 17,910 tons in 2022. Although it recovered slightly last year, it still only reached 24,433 tons. The annual catch at Choshi Fishing Port was 18 tons in 2021, but ended up being “zero” in 2022. In 2011, the amount remained at 11 tons. But there are signs of improvement this year. According to a summary by the Fisheries Information Service Center, a general incorporated association, as of October 10, Japanese fishing boats’ saury catch was 16,761.2 tons, significantly exceeding the 7,589.7 tons from the previous year. Although the catch remains at a low level, it is the highest since the saury shortage began in 2019. *Click the link for the full text.

サンマ大漁５０トン、銚子の漁師「ここ数年で一番」…２０１９年からの不漁に改善の兆し

【読売新聞】　千葉県銚子市の銚子漁港で２日、今年初めてサンマ５０トンが水揚げされた。サンマの記録的な不漁が続く中、この日の水揚げ量は、過去３年間の年間水揚げ量を大きく上回った。久々のまとまった量の水揚げに、港は活気づいている。 　水

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