2019 Shipment of Farmed Tuna Up 10% to Highest 20,000 Tons
The Fishery Agency of Japan has compiled the results of domestic bluefin tuna aquaculture operators in 2019. The farmed production in 2019 recorded the highest shipping weight and number since 2011. Weight increased by 11% from the previous year to 19,588 tons. Of this, the number of fish, which originated from artificial seedlings, grew significantly by 92% to 2,199 tons. For the first time, the shipping rate of adult fish raised from artificial seedlings exceeded 10% of the total.
The number of business entities that managed bluefin tuna...
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