Japan, 8 other economies agree to cut 2026 saury fishing quota by 5%

Japan, China and the seven other members of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission agreed Friday to cut their combined saury catch quota by 5 percent from the current 202,500 tons in 2026, the Japanese Fisheries Agency said.The agreement by the nine members, also including Taiwan, South Korea and Russia, at the conference that began Tuesday in Osaka, fell short of Japan's proposal for a 10 percent reduction to help restore depleted saury stocks. The total allowable catch spans areas including international waters, as well as the exclusive economic zones of Japan and Russia.The Japanese gove…READ FULL ARTICLE