Fisheries have supported and will support the
development of this city along the Sea of Okhotsk, one of the four largest
fishing grounds in the world.
The Sea of Okhotsk is one of the four
largest fishing grounds in the world. Fisheries in Mombetsu have been making
the most of these rich resources and the marvelous natural port of Mombetsu
port. Fisheries have played an important role as a mainstay industry in
Mombetsu throughout its history.
The Japanese like to eat seafood.
Mombetsu, which faces the Sea of Okhotsk, is one of the busiest fishing
ports in Hokkaido, and has grown prosperous with fishing as its basic industry
over the course of time. The focus of fishing has shifted from collecting
to cultivating, and, in accordance with the development of techniques for
seafood cultivation, highly productive fishing practices are promoted.
The principal seafoods produced are scallops, which are plentiful and consistently
high in quality, and crabs, a famous food from the Sea of Okhotsk. |
