Disaster darkens fisheries’ decline
The wreckage of a 379-ton tuna boat blocks the road to the deserted fish market in Kesennuma, once Japan’s largest port for bonito and swordfish. Even after the debris from last month’s tsunami have been cleared away, the industry may never recover. “Thirty years ago we used to think Japan was the No. 1 fishing country in the world, with the best catching and processing methods, but that’s …
