Poor saury catches continue while the fish keep shrinking in size as global warming hammers the traditional autumn delicacy in Japan, researchers say. The nationwide haul of saury, or “sanma,” has hit ...

Japanese seafood giant Maruha Nichiro Corp. said it scored a world-first in farming Pacific saury at a commercially viable level in land-based tanks. In trial tests, the fish, sanma in Japanese, grew ...

In Japan, sanma grilling slowly over glowing coals is a familiar symbol of autumn. However, 2019 has brought a seasonal variation to this traditional theme with Japanese fishing fleets heading into ...

This season's first batch of saury was sold for ¥300,000 ($2,041) per kilogram for some large fish at the Toyosu wholesale market in Tokyo on Friday morning. The arrival of the season's first saury ...

Pacific saury is a traditional autumn favorite in Japan, but poor catches in recent years are sending prices soaring. Factors include climate change, overfishing, and foreign competition. It used to ...

CAPE COD, Mass. – A "saury" situation has been playing out on Cape Cod Bay in Massachusetts in recent days. Thousands of small, slender fish have been found on bayside strands from Wellfleet to ...

The unmistakable scent of broiled fish wafts through a crowded outdoor Tokyo venue on a cloudy Sunday morning in early October. Dozens of happi-wearing volunteers sit crouched behind rows of glowing ...

Pacific saury is big in Japan—especially in autumn, when it comes into season, and home cooks who prize its taste and affordability often salt-grill it whole. Also known as sanma and mackerel pike, ...

Pacific saury caught in a stick-held dip-net fishing, which marked a record high price at the auction, are sold at a fresh fish store in Nemuro, Hokkaido, on Aug. 18, 2022. (Mainichi) NEMURO, Hokkaido ...

Pacific Rim countries have reached a historic deal to protect supplies of a cheap and delicious fish -- before it ends up as a rare delicacy. Members of a fisheries conference in Tokyo agreed for the ...

Pacific saury is big in Japan—especially in autumn, when it comes into season, and home cooks who prize its taste and affordability often salt-grill it whole. Also known as sanma and mackerel pike, ...