The mid-term yield of scallops in Japan's Okhotsk Sea has decreased by 10%, causing the dock price to surge by 60%.

Preliminary statistics show that this production has completed 54% of the annual fishing plan, close to the same period last year, but the decline in July was more significant. The production in the northern Wakkanai area decreased by 16% to about 21,400 tons, and in the southern Kitami area by 14% to 31,500 tons, totaling 52,900 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 15%. Regionally, the cumulative production in northern Wakkanai was 60,700 tons, down 10% year-on-year; southern Kitami was 84,600 tons, down 9% year-on-year. The production in the Sarubeta Fishery Cooperative under Wakkanai decreased by 22% year-on-year, mainly due to the reduction in remaining resources from breeding and release, as well as multiple storms in July. In the southern Tsugaru and Sarubeta Fishery Cooperatives, the daily catch per boat was reduced from the usual 20 tons to 10-15 tons during the high-temperature season to ensure the fishermen returned to port early, safeguarding crew safety and product ...