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Fishing boats are docked at a port in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture. Membership in fisheries cooperatives in the Tohoku region have tumbled in the 10 years since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. | KYODO
Kyodo Mar 4, 2021
Sendai – Memberships of fisheries cooperatives in the three prefectures of northeastern Japan hit hardest by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami tumbled 24.4% in the years after the disasters, in a decline sharper than that seen in the national average, a Kyodo News tally based on data from their unions showed Thursday.
Fishers decrease 24% in 3 Japan prefectures hardest hit by 2011 disaster
Membership in fisheries cooperatives in the three northeastern Japan prefectures hardest hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami tumbled 24.4 percent after the disaster, sharper than the national average, a Kyodo News tally based on data from their unions showed Thursday.
The sharp decrease came as members abandoned the industry after losing their homes or fishing boats in the massive tsunami or evacuating their hometowns due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis, officials of the cooperatives said.
Fishing boats anchored at a port in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, are pictured on March 3, 2021. (Kyodo)
The total number of fisheries cooperative members in the three prefectures Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima fell to 19,910 at the end of 2019 from 26,325 at the end of 2010, around two months before the disaster, according to prefecture-wide bodies.
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Farm and fishery production in parts of Tohoku back to predisaster levels Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Jiji Feb 23, 2021
Sendai – Agricultural, forestry and fisheries production in Miyagi and Iwate prefectures has recovered to the levels before the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.
Such production has also been on the mend in Fukushima Prefecture, the other prefecture hit hardest by the disaster, but the revival is only half complete due to the long-lasting effects of rumors about the safety of local produce caused by the triple meltdown at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
Farm and fishery production in parts of Tohoku back to predisaster levels japantimes.co.jp - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from japantimes.co.jp Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.