July 23, 2019 — One concern that Hawaii shares with other island nations is the sustainability of ocean fish. Overfishing is a concern in many areas of the Pacific, but last week eight economies agreed to set limits for one kind of fish.
The Pacific saury may not top your list of favorite fish. You might not even be familiar with it.
Or maybe you know it as the mackerel pike — or by its Japanese name “sanma.” It’s a long silvery fish, pretty oily, that’s very popular in Japan – especially in the fall.
And last week in the midst of summer, it helped make a little history.
For the first time ever, eight economies that disagree about a lot of other things agreed to set catch limits on this fish. Canada, China, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, the United States and Vanuatu signed on to an annual catch quota.