Chris Loew

Researchers from Korea Maritime & Ocean University, in Busan, South Korea revealed that exposure to higher levels of benzo[α]pyrene (BaP) slowed immune response in bay scallops and lowered their capacity to deal with oxidative stress and DNA damage.

BaP is a carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), and one of the most common pollutants released into the sea. They are formed by incomplete combustion of organic matter,

A tank farm grown up around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, built to hold treated cooling water from the reactor, will soon begin releasing diluted water as the tanks near capacity.

The debate over the cooling water has gone on for years, with multiple groups objecting to any release of water. Fishery cooperatives, some local mayors, and South Korea and China all object to the plan, but Japan’s Nuclear Regulation

Members of Anti IUU Forum Japan have issued a joint statement to Japanese government officials recommending steps that should be taken to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The Anti IUU Forum Japan is a group of organizations promoting sustainable fisheries that includes WWF Japan, Seafood Legacy Co., The Nature Conservancy, Sailors for the Sea Japan. 

Their "Joint Statement on Domestic Trade of

Though numerous land-based aquaculture projects are in the works in Japan, there are questions as to whether these new start-ups will be able to turn a profit.

One small-scale start-up producer near Osaka, Japan, is already operating in the black and showcasing how to succeed at land-based aquaculture using something other than an recirculating aquaculture system, which have become the most-popular choice for new land-based farms being built in

Cobia is beginning to find wider distribution in Japan, with Okinawa-based production companies starting to make inroads into local markets.

Farmed production of the species started in the early 1990s in Taiwan – where it is a popular, indigenous species – and it is now a major aquaculture species there. Its fast growth – it reaches four to eight kilograms in one to 1.5 years – makes it ready quickly.

However,

Despite mounting tensions, Japan and Russia have successfully concluded talks on salmon and trout fishing on 22 April. Japan applied sanctions to Russia after its invasion of Ukraine in February, 

Japan has agreed to pay Russia from USD 1.6 million to USD 2.3 million (EUR 1.5 million to EUR 2.1 million), depending on the catch total, for fish caught in its own exclusive economic zone (EEZ) north of Hokkaido. The payment