Japan May Add More Fish Types To Catch Limits

Japan may add more fish types to catch limits

The Japanese government plans to expand catch limits to more types of fish in its surrounding waters. The aim is to make the country's commercial fishing industry more sustainable.

The government has drafted a plan that calls for new limits on 15 types of marine resources, including yellowtail and red sea bream.

Season's First Saury Catch Arrives At Ofunato

Season's first saury catch arrives at Ofunato

The season's first Pacific saury fishing boat docked early Saturday at a port in Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

The vessel offloaded a catch of only around 4 tons, less than 20 percent of last year's first haul.

Large Fishing Vessels Return With Poor Saury Catch

Large fishing vessels return with poor saury catch

The season's first large vessels fishing for Pacific saury have arrived at a port in Hokkaido, northern Japan, with a combined haul amounting to only about one percent of last year's volume.

Two large ships with displacements of over 100 tons returned to Hanasaki Port in Nemuro City on Wednesday. The port has had Japan's largest catches of saury for 10 years in a row.

Pacific Saury Catch In Hokkaido Very Small

Pacific saury catch in Hokkaido very small

The season's first Pacific saury catch has arrived at a port in Hokkaido, northern Japan. But the volume was only about 1 percent of that for same time last year.

Four of 12 boats that set sail from the port in the town of Akkeshi on August 15 returned with the catch on Sunday. The remaining eight did not catch anything.

Catch One Ok Rock's Concerts On Youtube

Catch ONE OK ROCK's concerts on YouTube

Fans will be able to watch six of ONE OK ROCK's concerts via YouTube starting on April 17. 

There will be a total of 6 concerts released including their 2016 outdoors live at Nagisaen and their orchestra live held in 2018. The concerts will not be archived, so make sure you tune in when they are released! 

Russia To Fine Japanese Fishing Boat For Its Catch

Russia to fine Japanese fishing boat for its catch

Russian authorities say they expect the captain of a Japanese fishing boat to be fined for violation of a fishery agreement between the two countries.

Border authorities in Sakhalin in Russia's Far East said on Thursday that they have found an undeclared catch of 714 kilograms of ray fish on the No. 68 Shoyo-maru.

Russia Authorities: Undeclared Catch On Japan Boat

Russia authorities: Undeclared catch on Japan boat

Russian authorities say they detained a Japanese fishing boat near Russian-held islands claimed by Japan after finding undeclared catch on the vessel.

The No. 68 Shoyo-maru, a cod fishing boat from Nemuro City in Hokkaido, northern Japan, was detained on Wednesday with six crewmembers on board.