Japan's summer saury fishing likely to be skipped amid Russia tensions
Japanese fishing boats usually sail within the zone extending 200 nautical miles, or 370 kilometers, from the Russian coastline to reach their saury fishing area.
North Pacific economies agree to cut saury quotas by 40% as catches decline
The combined catch of all commission participants excluding the U.S. and Canada plunged by nearly 60% in 2019 from the previous year to far below the new agreed limit.
Will sardines become Japan's new autumn 'it' fish?
Sometimes considered a culinary afterthought due to its modest size and low price, sardines are as healthy and tasty as any other oily fish.
All eight crew members missing after fishing boat capsizes off Hokkaido
All eight crew members of a fishing boat are missing after it capsized 600 kilometers off Hokkaido on Tuesday, the Japan Coast Guard said Wednesday. An overturned vessel found by a search aircraft east of Nemuro on Tuesday was confirmed to be the Keiei Maru ...
First saury catch limit in North Pacific set by eight economies; quotas pending
Japan, China and six other economies of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission agreed for the first time Thursday to set annual catch quotas for saury, aimed at addressing fishery resource depletion. The saury catch limit proposed by Tokyo was set at 556,250 tons for 2020 ...
Japan's saury catches this season are expected to remain low for the fourth straight year, sources said on Monday. The downbeat estimate is based on a recent survey by the Fisheries Agency. The expected low number of catches reflects a decline in saury stocks and a ...
Poor catches inflate salmon and saury prices ahead of year-end holidays
Poor catches for salmon and saury in the North Pacific have caused prices to spike across Japan as the year-end shopping season begins. In Hokkaido, which accounts for 70 to 80 percent of the nation's autumn salmon catch, this season's haul fell by more than ...
If Japan wants other countries to observe internationally agreed regulations on the fishing of bluefin tuna, Pacific saury and chub mackerel, it must set an example by following them itself.
Port city Nemuro sets the hook in promoting saury exports to Vietnam
The city of Nemuro, Hokkaido, which boasts the nation's largest saury catches, has been stepping up efforts to export the fish to Vietnam. To expand sales to Southeast Asia, the port city gave a sales pitch to senior Vietnamese officials with the support of the ...
