A study in the journal Fisheries Research estimated that about 6m tonnes of tuna are now caught annually, a rate that “risks driving tuna populations to unsustainable levels and possible extinction”.
King Marine Food Newsletter in April 2016
King Marine Food Newsletter in March 2016
King Marine Food Newsletter in Feb 2016
July is the first catching month after fishing ban, in the past years, Bonito size was always baby bonito like size 80-100g, 100-150g in the first catching. However, it is size 300-500g, 500g+ with very big fish roe in the first catching in this July, maybe due to global climate warming
Stocks of Pacific bluefin tuna, which this nation consumes in large quantities — equivalent to 80 percent of the world’s total catch — are now critically low and no optimism is warranted for their recovery. The Fisheries Agency is introducing a new system to control catches, but it needs to make serious efforts to ensure that its steps will be effective in restoring Pacific bluefin stocks. The agency will face severe criticism not only from domestic fishermen but also from the international community concerned with conservation of the species if the new steps fail to bring about tangible results.