The production volume of coastal and near-sea fisheries is expected to "decrease"... The production volume of sponge aquaculture is slightly up compared to the previous year.

A forecast has been presented that the production volume of inshore and near-shore fisheries will decrease again to around 800,000 tons this year. The Fisheries Economics Research Institute of the Central Fisheries Cooperative Association predicted in the '2026 Fisheries Economy Outlook' released on the 2nd that the production volume of inshore and near-shore fisheries this year will be at a level of 874,000 tons, a slight decrease compared to last year. On the other hand, the production volume of seaweed aquaculture is expected to increase slightly compared to last year, and the total production volume of fishery products this year is also expected to decrease slightly compared to last year, at a level of 3.84 million tons. The consumption volume of fishery products is also predicted to decrease compared to last year. Domestic consumption of fishery products decreased from 4.61 million tons in 2015 to 4.51 million tons in 2024, and it is estimated that it also decreased compared ...