Year’s 1st Bonito Catch Landed at Chiba Prefecture Port
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14:14 JST, February 2, 2023
This year’s first bonito catch is landed at Katsuura Port in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, on Wednesday morning. The first pole-and-line bonito fishing boat of 2023 arrived at about 6:30 a.m. at the port, which is one of the nation’s major bonito-landing points. The fish were quickly auctioned and shipped to the Tokyo metropolitan area. “Rising fuel costs have made things difficult, but based on what I hear from my fishing colleagues, it seems we can expect a large haul this year,” said Ryugen Yamamoto, 44, fishing chief of the 27th Genkichimaru.
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