5.2 Fisheries Industry

Cultivation of laver (nori) and Japanese amberjack (buri) are highlights of the Seto Inland Sea fisheries industry. Seasonal production focuses on the lancefish (ikanago) and anchovy (katakuchi-iwashi); many varieties of fresh fish are available year round.
Large-scale cultivation of Japanese amberjack (13,000 tons in 2002, fourth in the nation), and laver (38,000 tons in 2002, fifth in the nation) make Kagawa an important national producer of these two products. Other important varieties include red Pacific sea bream (madai), flounder (hirame), oysters (kaki), red clam (aka-gai), wakame, and konbu seaweed.