Hokkaido Fall Chum Catch Down 40% as Peak Season Passes
On October 16, the Hokkaido Joint Fisheries Adjustment Commission released preliminary data on the current coastal fall chum salmon catch. As of October 10, the number of salmon caught stood at 2,309,877, down 41% from the same period last year, with a total catch value of 12.01 billion yen ($76.57 million), down 20% from the previous year, Minato Shimbun reported.
According to daily landing reports from the Hokkaido Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations, the cumulative catch as of October 18 reached 5,108 tons...
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