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Bonito fishing returns to Kesennuma

音声ダウンロード

Kesennuma unloaded around 26 tons of katsuo in its first catch of the season June 16 in Miyagi Prefecture, bringing hustle and bustle back to a fishing port that was nearly wiped off the map by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Kesennuma has led Japan in catches of bonito for 17 years. This season’s first bonito were caught off Ibaraki Prefecture. The highest bid at the year’s first auction was yen500 per kg.

“The price is quite good,” a fishing industry representative said. (Kyodo)

気仙沼漁港でカツオ初水揚げ

東日本大震災で壊滅的な被害を受けた宮城県気仙沼市の気仙沼漁港に６月16日、今年初めてカツオの本格的な水揚げがあった。

The Japan Times ST: June 27, 2014