Taro Kawamoto - PDFX
Taro Kawamoto - PDFX
Taro Kawamoto - PDFX
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Introduction
Global tuna production & estimated consumption
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Global production of principle market tunas
t d ecade
n th e las
n cr eas ei
50% i
Katsuobushi
Other consumptions(unknown)
unit : x1000MT
Capture production in 2013 = 5,000 kMT)
EU 1,330 (26%)
Japan
750(14%) N. America 580 (11%)
Middle east
380 (7%)
Africa 170 Asia 1,100(21%)
(3%) S. America 590
(11%)
Oceania 270 (5%) Others 10 (0%)
Source:Fishstat J, a tool for fishery statistics analysis Release 2.12.2, Commodities production and trade 1976-2013,
Global capture production 1950-2014, Annual statistics of fishery products in Japan, Round-fish-based volume
estimated by yield rate Can=0.65, Katsuobushi=0.2, Sashimi=0.5 5
Japanese consumption is estimated by the trade and fisheries statistics of Japan
1. Overview of Japanese tuna market
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Unique and variety of JP tuna products
Three main tuna products
Canned Tuna Katsuobushi
Soup Broth
Sashimi tuna
Source : Japan trade statistics: Ministry of Finance, Japan, Japan Fisheries Information
Service Center , Japan canners association, Annual fisheries statistics, Distribution
statistics :Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan, Mitsubishi Corporation.
Tuna products are converted to round-fish weight by using the yield rates shown in the
table on right. Consumption = Capture production + Import – Export (Round-fish base)
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Time series of estimated tuna market size of Japan
25% dec
line
Source : Japan trade statistics: Ministry of Finance, Japan, Japan Fisheries Information Service Center , Japan
canners association, Annual fisheries statistics, Distribution statistics :Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries,
Japan, Mitsubishi Corporation.
Tuna products are converted to round-fish weight by using yield rates. Consumption = Capture production + Import –
Export (Round-fish base)
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2. Capture production of JP fleets
By species
By gear types
PS
LL , PL
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Catch and auctioned price at landing ports in Japan
High grade
sashimi tuna
Medium grade
sashimi tuna
Canned tuna
Katsuobushi
SJ Tataki
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3. Thee main tuna markets in Japan
Sashimi Market
30% decl
ine
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Typical distribution channels of sashimi tuna in Japan
Imported tunas Locally harvested
tunas
Trading
companies Farmed Purse Pole&line Longline
Seine Fish carriers
Katsuobushi Market
28% decl
ine
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Katsuobushi processing (Total 3-4 months)
(1day) (2 weeks) (1day) (3 month)
Umami
Kezuri- seasonings (dry
bushi powder16
and
liquid type)
Canned tuna consumption of JP market
14% decl
ine
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4. New challenges
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4.1 Skipjack tuna “Tataki”
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Local food to National diet
Japan
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Closed loop cycle of tuna farming technology
Wild
youngli Fertilize
ng d eggs
Farm raised
adults
Farm raised
Fry
Only 0.5-1.0% of hatched fish ever become big enough to sell
Technology improvement is needed for better survival rates 22
Operation of long term farming business in Japan
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Courtesy : Marino-Forum 21, Kyokuyo Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Challenge to use more artificially seeds than wild
caught seeds for sustainable use of BF tuna
Tuna market size of Japan shows 26% declines in the last decade as tuna
consumption per capita has dropped likewise.
Number of JP restaurant in overseas shows a steep rise (1.62) in overseas
whereas that of Japan shows steady
Japan should export technologies together with sprits of Japanese
cuisine to respond expanding demands of Japanese foods in
overseas. 25
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