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Water from Deep Underground Supports Flounder Farming in Aomori; Climate Change Pushes Prefecture's Marine Industry to Switch from Fishing to Aquaculture

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By Hikari Yadaka / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer

12:03 JST, September 22, 2025

SOTOGAHAMA, Aomori — On Cape Tappi, the northern tip of Aomori Prefecture’s Tsugaru Peninsula, water that seeps through the rocks of the undersea Seikan Tunnel is now being used to farm high-quality Matsukawagarei Barfin flounder.

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