FY2026 Fisheries Resource Assessments Published for 8 Species
Overview
The Fisheries Research and Education Agency published FY2026 assessment results for 15 stocks across 8 species, out of 192 species subject to resource assessment. The assessments are conducted jointly with prefectural fisheries research institutes and other bodies to support the appropriate conservation and management of fisheries resources. The stocks covered include those in the Seto Inland Sea and the Sea of Japan.
Key points
- FY2026 assessment results were published for 15 stocks across 8 species.
- The assessment program aims to support the appropriate conservation and management of fisheries resources in waters surrounding Japan.
- The Fisheries Research and Education Agency conducts resource assessments for 192 species subject to assessment.
Overview
Resource surveys and assessments are being conducted for major fisheries resources in waters surrounding Japan, and the results are published. The program is carried out through contracts with joint implementing organizations comprising the Fisheries Research and Education Agency and prefectural fisheries research institutes and other related bodies.
Impact
Resource surveys and assessments aim to support the appropriate conservation and management of fisheries resources.
Details
The 15 stocks across 8 species published in this release are the Seto Inland Sea stock of Japanese anchovy; Sea of Japan stocks A and B of snow crab; Pacific stock, northern Sea of Japan stock, southern Sea of Okhotsk stock, and Nemuro Strait stock of walleye pollock; northern Honshu Sea of Japan stock, Hokkaido Pacific stock, and Hokkaido Sea of Japan stock of Pacific cod; Seto Inland Sea stock of Spanish mackerel; Seto Inland Sea stock of Japanese flounder; eastern Seto Inland Sea stock and central and western Seto Inland Sea stock of red sea bream; and eastern Seto Inland Sea stock of sand lance.
Among the 192 species subject to resource assessment, the agency that published these assessment results is the Fisheries Research and Education Agency, a national research and development agency.