Japanese Fishing Industry

Yesterday I revisited some childhood memories by going crab fishing! After a frustrating start we mastered the knack and the crabs were lured in by our quality bacon bait. We rewarded ourselves with a crab sandwich and a pint or two of local cider for lunch!

Parts of the south west are heavily reliant upon the fishing industry for the health of the local economy, the nearby town of Dartmouth is particularly dependent on crab fishing as well as tourism.

Continuing the fishing theme there is an excellent article on the BBC article looking at the factors that are causing the current problems in the Japanese fishing industry. Falling export demand for Japanese fish alongside cost pressures due to rising fuel prices (especially last year) have both served to drive many boats out of the fleet. Before the global town turn the Japanese had developed strong fish export links with the Middle East and with the export of Mackerel to China, these links of late have dried up.

This is the sort of article that would be great for an internal assessment piece.

The full article can be found here.