JAPAN: The Season's First Snow Crab Auction, the Highest Bid of JPY 10 Million for One Crab
Offshore bottom trawling for snow crab, a winter tradition in the Sea of Japan, opened on November 6 in the prefectures of Sanin and Hokuriku regions. According to a report by Minato Shimbun, in the Tajima area of Hyogo Prefecture, which boasts one of the largest catches in the country, 37 vessels set out to fish on November 5 at Tsuiyama Port, Shibayama Port, Kasumi Fishing Port, and Hamasaka Fishing Port. Twenty-three vessels returned the next day to...
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