Decline in Domestic Fishery Resources and Climate Change-Driven Volatility in Catches
First written in FY2016. 17 of 35 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2019. Latest entry: 2026-08-13.
Tsukiji Uoichiba moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2019, 5 years before the typical company in this theme (2024).
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- 2026-08-13WorsenedEarnings
「大衆魚を中心とした漁獲量の減少の影響により、売上総利益が想定よりも確保することができなかった」
大衆魚を中心とした漁獲量の減少が、売上総利益の未達要因として業績に具体的に表れている。 - FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「Japan's fisheries and aquaculture production volume declined by 60,000 tonnes, or 1.6%, from 3.64 million tonnes in 2024 to 3.57 million tonnes in 2025. Salmon, which has experienced poor catches in recent years, has seen a low return rate to Japan due to changes in the marine environment, including seawater temperatures and ocean currents. Hokkaido's salmon catch plunged 64% year on year, marking the lowest level since statistics began.」
Domestic fisheries and aquaculture production volume continued to decline, falling 1.6% to 3.57 million tonnes in 2025. The 64% decline in Hokkaido's salmon catch due to changes in the marine environment is also described in specific terms. - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「Unit prices have remained high due to declining catches of popular fish caused by rising seawater temperatures and other factors, and soaring prices for imported seafood resulting from the weaker yen.」
The previously noted decline in catches and climate-change risks are described more specifically, with declining catches of popular fish due to rising seawater temperatures and other factors identified as a supply-side issue. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「Japan's fisheries and aquaculture production volume declined by 195,000 tonnes, or 5%, from 3.83 million tonnes in 2023 to 3.63 million tonnes in 2024.」
Domestic fisheries and aquaculture production volume declined 5% year on year to 3.63 million tonnes, providing further concrete evidence of the downward trend in resources and supply. - FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「Unit prices have remained at elevated levels due to declining catches of popular fish caused by global warming and higher costs for imported seafood resulting from the weaker yen.」
It specifically identifies declining catches of popular fish due to global warming as a supply-side factor, and also notes higher import costs and the continued elevated level of unit prices. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「Japan's fisheries and aquaculture production volume declined by 240,000 tonnes, or 6%, from the previous year to 3.92 million tonnes in 2022.」
It discloses the decline in domestic fisheries and aquaculture production volume as 240,000 tonnes year on year, or 6%, to 3.92 million tonnes, giving concrete form to the difficult resource and supply conditions. - FY2024-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In the seafood wholesale industry surrounding our company, demand from food-service businesses and inbound consumption had begun to recover, but the yen remains weak and prices continue to rise. In addition, China continues to completely ban imports of seafood from Japan following the discharge of ALPS-treated water from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the ocean, significantly affecting seafood export transactions intended for China, and the difficult industry environment has continued.」
It states that, in addition to the weaker yen and rising prices, China's complete ban on imports of seafood from Japan continues to affect export transactions. - FY2024-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In the seafood wholesale industry surrounding our company, demand from food-service businesses and inbound consumption had begun to recover. However, the industry has been significantly affected by higher procurement costs, including sluggish consumer sentiment amid rising prices for food and daily necessities due to the international situation described above, higher logistics costs, and declining seafood imports. In addition, following the discharge of ALPS-treated water from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the ocean, China announced a complete ban on imports of seafood from Japan, significantly affecting seafood shipments intended for export to China, and the difficult industry environment has continued.」
In addition to the previously noted rises in resource prices and logistics costs and declines in seafood imports, it describes China's complete ban on imports of seafood from Japan and its impact on products scheduled for export to China, indicating that conditions for supply and exports have become more difficult. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「Japan's fisheries and aquaculture production volume declined by 20,000 tonnes from the previous year to 4.21 million tonnes in 2021. The average landing price rose by ¥16/kg from the previous year to ¥327/kg in 2021, driven by higher prices for mackerel, which has recently attracted attention, and the tendency for saury and Japanese flying squid, whose catches have declined amid continued poor fishing, to command high prices.」
It discloses the latest figures showing a decline in domestic fisheries and aquaculture production volume and a rise in the average landing price, and states that poor catches of saury and Japanese flying squid and other species have continued. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the seafood wholesale industry surrounding our company, export-related business has been progressing steadily due to the weaker yen. However, the industry has been significantly affected by higher procurement costs resulting from the unstable international situation, including increased logistics costs, particularly due to surging resource prices, declining seafood imports, and higher material prices.」
It continues to describe the difficult supply and procurement environment, including higher resource prices and logistics costs, declining seafood imports, and higher material prices. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the seafood wholesale industry surrounding our company, export-related business has been progressing steadily due to the weaker yen. However, the prolonged Russia-Ukraine situation has had a significant impact through higher procurement costs, including increased logistics costs, particularly due to surging resource prices, declining seafood imports, and higher material prices.」
It continues to describe the Russia-Ukraine situation, higher resource prices and logistics costs, declining seafood imports, and the difficult procurement environment caused by higher material prices and continued poor catches of saury and Japanese flying squid. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the seafood wholesale industry surrounding our company, export-related business has been progressing steadily due to the weaker yen. However, the industry has been significantly affected by higher procurement costs resulting from the Russia-Ukraine situation, including increased logistics costs, particularly due to surging resource prices, declining seafood imports, and higher material prices.」
It states that the industry has been significantly affected by the Russia-Ukraine situation, including higher resource prices, logistics costs and material prices, declining seafood imports, and increased procurement costs. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「Japan’s economy during the current consolidated fiscal year faced an extremely challenging year, as social and economic activity was intermittently restricted through emergency declarations and priority preventive measures issued in response to the spread of COVID-19 since early 2020, compounded by the impact of the Russia-Ukraine situation since the beginning of the year and higher import prices due to the weaker yen.」
In addition to the risks of declining catches and resources, the Company identifies the Russia-Ukraine situation and higher import prices due to the weaker yen as factors worsening the supply and procurement environment. - FY2022-Q3Reduced imports and higher procurement unit prices explicitly identifiedAnnual report
「The wholesale seafood industry surrounding the Company continues to face a challenging environment, including sluggish sales of high-priced products, higher procurement unit prices, weak demand for seafood from business customers and lower import volumes due to changes in demand in various countries, all resulting from the effects of the infection.」
In addition to the impact of COVID-19, the Company explicitly identifies higher procurement unit prices, weak demand from business customers and lower import volumes due to changes in demand in various countries as factors contributing to the challenging environment in the wholesale seafood industry. - FY2022-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「As economic recovery in various countries has led to rising prices, competition for seafood procurement has intensified, and the industry environment remains challenging.」
The Company states that rising prices accompanying economic recovery overseas have further intensified competition for seafood procurement, indicating heightened awareness of procurement-side risks. - FY2022-Q1Overseas procurement competition explicitly identifiedAnnual report
「Due to the effects of the infection, sales to business customers have struggled because of the loss of inbound consumption and weaker demand from the food-service industry, while competition for procurement with overseas buyers has also contributed to the continuing challenging industry environment.」
In addition to the longstanding difficulties involving catches and resources, the Company explicitly identifies competition for procurement with overseas buyers as a supply- and procurement-side factor. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「Production in 2019 totaled 4.19 million tonnes, a decrease of 0.22 million tonnes (5%) from the previous year.」
The Company shows the decline in domestic fisheries and aquaculture production through the year-on-year decrease and 2019 production volume, and also provides details on reduced catches of mackerel, Pacific saury, Japanese flying squid and salmon. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「Japan’s fisheries and aquaculture production peaked at 12.82 million tonnes in 1984, then declined rapidly through 1995 and continued to trend downward. Production had fallen to 4.16 million tonnes by 2019.」
The long-term decline in domestic fisheries and aquaculture production became more pronounced, falling from 4.31 million tonnes in 2017 to 4.16 million tonnes in 2019. - FY2020-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group’s net sales amounted to ¥55,162 million, compared with net sales of ¥59,652 million in the same period of the previous year, due to lower handling volumes of frozen tuna and frozen salmon and trout, lower selling prices, and reduced catches of Pacific saury, autumn salmon and horse mackerel resulting from changes in fishing-ground conditions.」
In addition to reduced catches of Pacific saury, autumn salmon and horse mackerel due to changes in fishing-ground conditions, handling volumes of frozen tuna and frozen salmon and trout decreased and selling prices declined, with supply-side impacts materializing as lower sales. - FY2020-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「The Company is struggling with procurement and sales at Toyosu Market due to lower handling volumes resulting from poor catches of Pacific saury and autumn salmon, as well as lower distribution volumes of frozen seafood,」
Regarding instability in catches, the Company states that poor catches of Pacific saury and autumn salmon and lower handling volumes have actually occurred and affected procurement and sales. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The wholesale seafood industry surrounding the Company continues to face a challenging environment, including structural issues such as reduced catches due to fluctuations in the marine environment and weather conditions and intensified price competition due to shrinking in-market distribution, as well as higher transaction prices resulting from growing global seafood consumption, moves to protect marine resources and persistent household preferences for saving money.」
The Company continues to describe the challenging supply and procurement environment, including declining catches due to fluctuations in the marine environment and weather conditions, moves to protect resources and higher prices resulting from growing global seafood consumption. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「Japan’s fisheries and aquaculture production peaked at 12.82 million tonnes in 1984, then declined rapidly through 1995 and continued to trend downward. Production had fallen to 4.31 million tonnes by 2017. The average landing price rose from approximately ¥275 per kilogram in 2005 to ¥366 per kilogram in 2017.」
The Company quantifies the long-term decline in fisheries resources and production and also reports rising landing prices, illustrating the challenging supply-side conditions. - FY2019-Q3Additional factor driving higher procurement costsAnnual report
「The wholesale seafood industry surrounding the Company continues to face a challenging environment, including structural issues such as reduced catches due to fluctuations in the marine environment and weather conditions, intensified price competition due to shrinking in-market distribution and higher logistics costs, as well as higher procurement costs resulting from growing international seafood consumption, moves to protect marine resources and persistent household preferences for saving money.」
In addition to declining catches, the Company describes higher procurement costs resulting from growing international seafood consumption as part of the challenging industry environment affecting supply and procurement. - FY2019-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Due to the effects of powerful typhoons, torrential rain, earthquakes and record heat that caused disasters across Japan, the Company was unable to collect supplies as planned,」
The Company states that weather- and disaster-related instability in catches and supply actually affected its ability to collect supplies as planned. - FY2019-Q1Additional supply- and resource-related risk factors and changes in wordingAnnual report
「The wholesale seafood industry surrounding the Company continues to face a challenging environment, including structural issues such as reduced catches due to fluctuations in the marine environment and weather conditions and intensified price competition due to shrinking in-market distribution, as well as higher transaction prices resulting from growing global seafood consumption, moves to protect marine resources and persistent household preferences for saving money.」
The Company attributes declining catches to fluctuations in the marine environment and weather conditions, and has added higher transaction prices resulting from growing global seafood consumption and moves to protect marine resources as factors affecting the industry environment. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The wholesale seafood industry surrounding the Company continues to face a challenging environment, with persistent structural issues including reduced catches due to adverse weather conditions such as typhoons and torrential rain, fishing restrictions imposed by various countries, declining fisheries resources, the expansion of distribution outside wholesale markets and intensified price competition due to shrinking in-market distribution, as well as persistent household preferences for saving money.」
The Company continues to describe the challenging supply-side industry environment, including adverse weather conditions, fishing restrictions imposed by various countries and declining fisheries resources. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Reduced catches due to adverse weather conditions, including typhoons and torrential rain, fishing restrictions imposed by various countries, and declining fisheries resources」
The Company continues to describe reduced catches due to adverse weather conditions, fishing restrictions imposed by various countries and declining fisheries resources as part of the challenging industry environment on the supply side. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The wholesale seafood industry surrounding the Company continues to face a challenging environment, including structural issues such as fishing restrictions imposed by various countries, declining fisheries resources, the expansion of distribution outside wholesale markets and intensified price competition due to shrinking in-market distribution, as well as consumer preferences for safety and low prices and the declining consumption of fish.」
The Company continues to describe structural supply-side risks, including fishing restrictions imposed by various countries and declining fisheries resources, as part of the challenging industry environment. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「The wholesale seafood industry surrounding the Company continues to face a challenging environment, including reduced arrivals of fresh fish due to adverse weather conditions, the expansion of distribution outside wholesale markets and intensified price competition due to shrinking in-market distribution, as well as consumer preferences for safety and low prices and the declining consumption of fish.」
The Company continues to describe risks in the supply and industry environment, including reduced arrivals due to adverse weather conditions and increased distribution outside wholesale markets. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The wholesale seafood industry surrounding the Company continues to face a challenging environment, including reduced arrivals of fresh fish due to adverse weather conditions, the expansion of distribution outside wholesale markets and intensified price competition due to shrinking in-market distribution, as well as consumer preferences for safety and low prices and the declining consumption of fish.」
The Company continues to describe the difficult supply-side conditions, including reduced arrivals of fresh fish due to adverse weather conditions, as part of the industry environment. - FY2017-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「The wholesale seafood industry surrounding the Company continues to face a challenging environment, including structural issues such as reduced arrivals of fresh fish due to adverse weather conditions including typhoons and torrential rain, the expansion of distribution outside wholesale markets and intensified price competition due to shrinking in-market distribution, as well as consumer preferences for safety and low prices and the declining consumption of fish.」
Regarding the previously identified risk of unstable catches due to climate change, the Company states that adverse weather conditions, including typhoons and torrential rain, have reduced arrivals of fresh fish. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The wholesale seafood industry surrounding the Company continues to face a challenging environment, including structural issues such as fishing restrictions imposed by various countries, declining fisheries resources, the expansion of distribution outside wholesale markets and intensified price competition due to shrinking in-market distribution, as well as consumer preferences for safety and low prices and the declining consumption of fish.」
The Company continues to describe fishing restrictions and declining resources on the supply side and challenging demand conditions. It also states that there have been no material changes in business and other risks. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「On the supply side, the Company faces declining domestic fisheries resources and unstable catches due to climate change.」
In its description of the industry environment, the Company identifies declining resources and supply instability associated with climate change as current challenges.