Japan's famous fishing area exposed bluefin tuna fishing risks, 92 tons of unreported catch raised management questions

Published 2024년 8월 4일

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The Aomori Prefecture government has uncovered an additional 92.6 tons of unreported catches of bluefin tuna for the fiscal years 2019 and 2020, following last year's discovery of a 92-ton underreported catch. The violation was committed by fishermen from the Oma and Ohata fishing cooperatives, who sold the unreported fish directly to local wholesalers. The unreported catches made up 1% of the allocated quota in 2019 and 10% in 2020. The prefecture will impose administrative penalties under the Fisheries Law and report the findings to the National Fisheries Agency, which will adjust the fishing results and possibly reduce the quota for future years. The government will also take steps to prevent overfishing and consult with the National Fisheries Policy Committee.

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On July 29 (Monday), the Aomori Prefecture government announced that a total of 92.6 tons of unreported catches were found in fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2020. This is a further investigation result after last year's discovery of 92 tons of tuna catch underreported in fiscal 2021. Bluefin tuna from Aomori enjoys a high brand reputation nationwide, including tuna landed in Oma Town. An Oma tuna sold at Tokyo's Toyosu market earlier this year was sold for 114 million yen (about US$736,000), the fourth highest price since records began in 1999. Of the unreported catches, 2019 In 2019, it was 3.5 tons, including 2.2 tons of large fish weighing more than 30 kg and 1.3 tons of small fish weighing less than 30 kg; in 2020, it was 89.1 tons, including 82.7 tons of large fish and 6.4 tons of small fish. Fishermen from the fishing cooperatives of Oma and Ohata (Mutsu City) violated Article 17 of the Marine Living Resources Conservation and Management Law in 2019 and 2020. The specific violations ...

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