２１年サンマ漁獲枠、過去最低　１５万トン、保護徹底―水産庁

　水産庁は２０日、サンマの２０２１年の漁獲枠を前年比４１．２％減の１５万５３３５トンと、過去最低水準に変更する案を公表した。２１年の枠は暫定的に２０年と同じ２６万４０００トンに設定していたが、国際合意を踏まえ当初より４割超減らす。サンマの歴史的不漁が続く中、資源保護を徹底し将来の漁獲量回復につなげたい考え。
　同庁は２０日に、国内漁業者らを対象にした意見交換会で新たな枠を示した。近く開かれる水産政策審議会（農林水産相の諮問機関）を経て、正式決定する。（2021/04/20-18:42）

The Fisheries Agency on Tuesday unveiled a draft plan to cut Japan's saury catch quota for 2021 to a record low of 155,335 tons, down 41.2 pct from the previous year.
   Based on an international agreement, Japan aims to reduce its 2021 quota by more than 40 pct from the current provisional level of 264,000 tons, unchanged from 2020.
   Amid historic poor saury catches, Japan will step up its efforts to conserve fish stocks for a future recovery, informed sources said.
   The agency presented the draft plan at a meeting with domestic fishers. It will be formally adopted in the near future after a meeting of the Fisheries Policy Council, which advises the fisheries minister.
   Pacific saury stocks are believed to be decreasing due to higher seawater temperatures and aggressive fishing by China and Taiwan in the high seas before sauries reach Japanese coastal waters.