Seafood in season in Oct

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Introduction

Introducing the fish and shellfish that will be in season in October, divided into the whole of Japan and the prefectures ranked in the top five. Please note that the season may vary depending on the region and year depending on the landing conditions due to climate change, so please consider it as reference data only.

Of the 87 species surveyed, the number of fish and shellfish that will be in season in October is 24, the second lowest in a year. However, the scarcity is mainly due to the scarcity of non-fish. In particular, the number of seasonal shellfish will be zero. The following is a list of 24 types of fish and shellfish in no particular order.

Fish

tilefish, conger eel, yellowtail, butterfish, eel, sardine, flatfish, salmon, mackerel, spanish mackerel, pacific saury, whitebait, hairtail, semifasciatus, herring, sailfin sandfish, daggertooth pike conger, atka mackerel, mullet, tuna

Other seafood

Japanese flying squid, salmon roe, Japanese spiny lobster, hair crab

Of all the fish and shellfish that will be in season in October, is “mackerel” the most famous fish in general? It is a typical blue fish, and it is delicious whether it is boiled, baked, or sashimi. I love it.

Nagasaki Prefecture (8 types of seafood) is ranked first, Hokkaido (7 types) is ranked second, and Shimane Prefecture (6 types) is ranked third among the prefectures with the highest catches and types of seafood that will be in season in October. Nagasaki Prefecture ranked first for 4 consecutive months. In addition, Ishikawa prefecture, Shizuoka prefecture, Hyogo prefecture (5 types) are in 4th place.

From the next time, we will introduce what kind of fish and shellfish will be in season in the top prefectures.