サンマ水揚げ、３年連続最低　市場価格２９％上昇―２１年

　全国さんま棒受網漁業協同組合（東京）が７日発表した２０２１年の全国サンマ水揚げ量は、前年比３８％減の１万８２９１トンとなった。３年連続で過去最低を更新し、３年前の１８年から８５％減少。歴史的な不漁で産地市場の取引価格は前年から２９％上昇し、１８年比では３倍を超え、秋の味覚は一段と手が届きにくくなった。
　海水温の上昇などで、日本近海に来遊するサンマが減少していることが不漁の原因。外国漁船による大量漁獲や、資源全体の減少の影響も大きいと指摘される。（2022/01/07-20:58）

Japan's saury catches in 2021 fell 38 pct from the previous year to 18,291 tons, hitting a record low for the third straight year, a fisheries cooperative association said Friday.
   The amount represented a drop of 85 pct from 2018, according to data from the national group of saury fishers using stick-held dip nets.
   The historic poor catches boosted trading prices in production areas by 29 pct from 2020 and more than threefold from 2018, making the autumn delicacy even more unaffordable.
   The poor catches stemmed from a decline in the number of sauries coming to waters near Japan due chiefly to higher water temperatures. Other likely causes are massive catches by foreign fishing boats and a decrease in the overall saury resources.
   By region, saury catches in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, a major production area, rose 3 pct from the previous year to 11,945 tons.