{"id":170592,"date":"2025-04-23T15:50:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T06:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=170592&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-04-23T15:50:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T06:50:06","slug":"kagoshima-eel-catch-hits-34-year-high","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kagoshima-eel-catch-hits-34-year-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Kagoshima Eel Catch Hits 34-Year High"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kagoshima Prefecture\u2019s glass eel catch reached about 2,492 kg this season, the highest since FY1990 and over triple last year\u2019s 767.7 kg. The fishing season ended in March, with officials citing favorable ocean currents as a possible reason for the surge. Despite the increase, long-term trends remain in decline, prompting continued conservation efforts. The current fry won\u2019t impact prices this summer, as they won\u2019t be market-ready in time.<\/span><b> Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20250422\/5010027940.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-170581\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_grilled-eel_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1045&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_grilled-eel_2025_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_grilled-eel_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_grilled-eel_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C764&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_grilled-eel_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C573&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Image for image purpose only &#8211; grilled eel<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kagoshima Prefecture\u2019s glass eel catch reached about 2,492 kg this season, the highest since FY1990 and over&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":170587,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-170592","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-yanagawa","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/170592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170592"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}