Maruha Nichiro in world first by farming Pacific saury in tanks


Japanese seafood giant Maruha Nichiro Corp. said it scored a world-first in farming Pacific saury at a commercially viable level in land-based tanks.

In trial tests, the fish, sanma in Japanese, grew past 100 grams each, the rough benchmark for shipments, in June 2024.

Although this year’s natural Pacific saury are thick and fatty, prices were high due to poor catches in recent years.

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