漁業被害、最大１７０億円も　ウニ・サケ大量死―北海道

　北海道東部の太平洋沿岸でウニや秋サケが大量死している問題について、北海道の鈴木直道知事は２８日の定例記者会見で、漁業被害額が計７７億円に上ったと明らかにした。大規模な赤潮が原因とみられ、水産庁によると、赤潮被害と確認されれば過去最大という。今後約９０億円の被害を想定する地元漁協もあり、最大約１７０億円の被害額が見込まれる。
　道によると、２２日現在の被害額はウニ約７０億円、秋サケ約５７００万円。他にマスやブリなどにも被害が及んでいる。赤潮は９月中旬に釧路市沿岸で確認され、日高や根室、十勝沖に拡大。日高管内ではツブ貝やタコなどにも影響する恐れがあり、道によると今後３～７年にわたり最大約９０億円の被害額を想定する漁協もある。（2021/10/28-20:12）

Financial damage at Hokkaido' fisheries industry from the massive deaths of sea urchins and autumn salmons, as well as other fish, could reach up to 17 billion yen, Naomichi Suzuki, governor of the northernmost Japan prefecture, has suggested.
   The industry's damage from the problem has totaled 7.7 billion yen so far, he told a press conference Thursday.
   Red tide of an unprecedented scale is believed to have caused the recent massive deaths of sea urchins, autumn salmons and other marine creatures in Pacific waters off the eastern coast of Hokkaido. The figure of 7.7 billion yen would be the largest amount of fisheries industry damage from red tide if it is confirmed to be responsible, according to the Fisheries Agency.
   As of Oct. 22, damage totaled about 7 billion yen for sea urchins and roughly 57 million yen for autumn salmons, according to the Hokkaido government. Damage has been confirmed for other fish as well, such as amberjack.
   The red tide was first confirmed off the city of Kushiro in eastern Hokkaido in mid-September and later spread to other areas, including waters off the city of Nemuro and the Hidaka region. A local fishery cooperative expects to suffer up to about 9 billion yen in damage over the next three to seven years, according to Hokkaido government officials.