Japanese seafood giant Maruha Nichiro has succeeded in farming saury from eggs to a size suitable for consumption, paving the way for commercializing the cultured autumn delicacy instead of relying solely on wild catches as is currently the case.
With poor wild catches continuing in recent years, the company is seeking to expand the production of saury to help ensure stable supplies.
It started testing saury farming in October 2023 at its affiliate Maruha Nichiro Aquaculture Technology Development Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, feeding fish artificially hatched from eggs in an onshore water tank. Through the trial, Maruha Nichiro became capable of raising saury until they weighed 100 grams or more per head, large enough to be shipped to market, in about half a year.
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