サンマ漁獲枠、縮小へ協議　大阪で国際会議開幕

　日本やロシア、中国など９カ国・地域がサンマの漁獲枠を中心に話し合う北太平洋漁業委員会（ＮＰＦＣ）の年次会合が２４日、大阪市内で開幕した。過去の乱獲や海洋環境の変化を受けてサンマの漁獲量は低水準に落ち込んでおり、資源の回復に向け、２０２５年の漁獲枠を前年から縮小させる方向で協議する。
　会合は２７日までの４日間で、同日の会議終了後、水産庁が結果を公表する予定だ。（2025/03/24-16:14）

Japan, Russia, China and six other economies kicked off on Monday an annual meeting of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission in Osaka to discuss this year's saury catch quota.
   During the four-day meeting in the western city through Thursday, participants are seen considering a quota reduction from last year to encourage a recovery in saury resources after poor catches that reflected past overfishing and changes in the maritime environment.
   In the previous meeting in April 2024, the commission agreed to introduce rules to keep year-on-year fluctuations in the saury catch quota within 10 pct and start a system to automatically calculate appropriate quota levels based on data on resources.
   Under the new rules, the members set their 2024 saury catch quota in the high seas in the northern Pacific at 135,000 tons, down from the previous year's 150,000 tons.
   The overall quota across the northern Pacific was reduced from 250,000 tons to 225,000 tons, including 90,000 tons for the 200-nautical-mile zones of Japan and Russia, down from 100,000 tons.