date:May 08, 2014
Japans seasonfor meiji-maguro (young Pacific bluefin tuna) opened earlier than usual, with good catches in the East China Sea. The fish is normally caught in the Sea of ??Japan and the East China Sea to the east and south of Kyushu, respectively, from May to July, but good catches began to come in a few weeks early this year, starting in mid-April.
As a result, the wholesale price at Tokyos Tsukiji Fish Market declined by half from the previous month, and average daily sales volumes in April