Risks to Aquaculture and Production Sites from Climate Change and Natural Disasters
First written in FY2023. 2 of 4 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2025. Latest entry: FY2026.
Okamura Foods moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2025.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「① As the waters in which each aquatic species can live change, the conditions at the traditional fishing grounds and marine aquaculture sites for the aquatic species handled by the Group, including seawater temperature conditions, may become unsuitable for those species, potentially reducing catches and aquaculture production.」
In addition to natural disaster risks, the Company newly specified risks related to changes in habitats and marine aquaculture environments due to climate change, declines in catches and aquaculture production, and surging raw material procurement prices. The likelihood of natural disasters was described as “high,” while the impact on access to resources was described as “major.” - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「(Likelihood: High / Timing: No specific timing / Impact: Medium)"Global warming-induced climate change has tended in recent years to increase the frequency and severity of natural disasters, including typhoons, hurricanes, rough seas, torrential rain, floods, red tides, tsunamis and droughts.」
The company explicitly rates the likelihood of natural disaster risks as “High” and outlines the specific impacts on sites in Aomori City, Fukaura, Imabetsu and around Musholm Island in Denmark, as well as on farmed fish, factories and warehouses. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「In recent years, climate change caused by global warming has tended to increase the frequency and severity of natural disasters, including typhoons, hurricanes, rough seas, torrential rain, floods, red tides, tsunamis and droughts.」
The company identifies changes in the marine environment caused by climate change and the increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters as risks to aquaculture facilities, factories and warehouses, and cites the diversification of sites as a response. - FY2023First statedAnnual report
「The Omine intermediate aquaculture facility of 日本サーモンファーム株式会社, a consolidated subsidiary of the company, was damaged by heavy rain and landslides that occurred around Fukaura, Nishitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, on 9 August 2022.」
The company identifies changes in the marine environment caused by climate change and the increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters as risks, and discloses actual damage to an aquaculture facility caused by heavy rain and landslides.