サンマ漁獲枠、新ルール合意　今年１３．５万トンに１割削減―国際会議閉幕

　不漁が続くサンマの資源管理について日本や中国など９カ国・地域が話し合う北太平洋漁業委員会（ＮＰＦＣ）の年次会合は１８日、公海上のサンマ漁獲枠に関する新たなルールを導入することで合意し、閉幕した。新ルールに基づき、２０２４年の漁獲枠は、既に決まっていた１５万トンから１３．５万トンに１割削減された。
　会議は日中のほか、ロシアや韓国、台湾などが参加して１５日に大阪市で開幕。これまで各国の協議で定めてきた漁獲枠を、科学的な知見に基づいて算出するルールに改めた。日本の水産庁資源管理部の福田工審議官は終了後、記者団に「今後も資源状況に応じて自動的に全体の枠が決まっていく」と説明した。（2024/04/18-22:41）

Japan and eight other economies agreed on a new rule Thursday that reduces the 2024 catch quota for saury in the high seas in the northern Pacific to 135,000 tons from 150,000 tons.
   The nine economies, meeting in the western Japan city of Osaka for an annual gathering of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission, agreed to introduce the rule to calculate catch quotas based on scientific evidence.
   The agreement means that "the overall quota will be automatically decided based on the state of resources," Takumi Fukuda of the Japanese Fisheries Agency told reporters after the four-day meeting.
   The nine economies, also including China, Russia, South Korea and Taiwan, also agreed to lower the annual catch quota for the entire northern Pacific, including within countries' jurisdictions, from 250,000 tons to 225,000 tons.
   China was initially reluctant to adopt the new rule but agreed to it in the end, according to the Japanese agency. "We'll make efforts for a better form of resource management," Fukuda said.