Japanese seafood imports exceed domestic production

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Country’s self-sufficiency rate for edible seafood estimated at around 56%, down from 114% 60 years ago

Japan’s fishing and aquaculture industries supplied a total 3.9 million tonnes of marine products in 2022, representing a decrease of 5.8% or 24,000 tonnes on the previous year, according to the country’s recently published 2023 White Paper on Fisheries.

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