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Squid migration falls below last year across the whole Sea of Japan: will Vietnamese squid and octopus come in instead?
Domestic squid is not being landed. The long-term fishing forecast for Japanese common squid in the Sea of Japan, released by the Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency on July 31, 2026, put the August-to-December migration volume as "below the previous year across the whole Sea of Japan." All four sea areas—northern and central Hokkaido, southern Hokkaido and Tsugaru, the northern Honshu Sea of Japan, and the western Sea of Japan—are below the previous year... -
Hokkaido scallops seen at 298,000 tonnes: how to source in a year with few large ones
The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) reported on September 22, 2026 that production in Hokkaido, Japan's largest scallop-producing region, is expected to come in at just 298,200 tonnes this season. That is 15% below the previous year, and the first time in nine years it has fallen below 300,000 tonnes. What is being landed in the Sea of Okhotsk, now in its main fishing season, is "5S...
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