Japan: Hokkaido's Okhotsk Sea scallop catch reached 303,000 tons in 2024, with a steady decline in production

According to the Japanese seafood and fishery professional newspaper "Suisan Keizai Shimbun", the scallop fishing season in the Sea of Okhotsk in Hokkaido, Japan, is about to end in 2024. As of the end of November, the total catch was 303,200 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 4%. Although it failed to reach the initial target of 308,020 tons, this is the sixth consecutive year that the production of scallops in the Sea of Okhotsk has exceeded 300,000 tons. Production distribution and regional performance The Sea of Okhotsk is one of the two major scallop production areas in Hokkaido, and the other major production area is the Bay of Flames. This statistics includes the three fishing cooperatives in Lake Saroma. The final total production is expected to be close to 305,000 tons. Compared with last year's record 319,700 tons, the production in 2024 has decreased. In the Wakkanai area in northern Hokkaido, the fishing cooperatives have ended fishing at the end of November, and the ...