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Can Japan sustain the rebound of its ‘phantom fish’?

by Katherine Rose | Oct 4, 2024 | Japan Reporting Series, Local News

While the rebound in Japanese herring is the result of government investment, management of the fisheries is largely unregulated -- except by the fishermen themselves. Is this sustainable? Many don't think so. Part 5 of "Phantom Fish: The return of Japan's vanished herring fishery." Read More

Two minutes in Tsukiji Outer Market

by Katherine Rose | Mar 11, 2024 | Local News, Syndicated

KCAW’s Katherine Rose continues her assignment in Japan this week, where she’s looking into the industry and culture of herring. Rose recently visited the Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyoand met with a vendor who sells sac roe from Alaska. Read More

Rose journeys to Japan in search of Sitka herring

by KCAW News | Mar 8, 2024 | Local News, Syndicated

Herring season is just around the corner, and this year, KCAW’s herring coverage will look a little different. Reporter Katherine Rose is currently in Japan on a grant-funded reporting trip to investigate the journey of herring once it leaves Sitka. Read More

Strong dollar and oversupply meant slow herring season in Sitka

by Rachel Waldholz, KCAW | Apr 8, 2015 | Local News, Syndicated

This year's low herring prices changed Sitka's sac roe herring fishery from a free-for-all to a cooperative effort. The reason? Low prices for roe, for starters. And a strong US dollar that makes all American exports more expensive. KCAW looks at how global economic trends translated into a quiet spring in Sitka. Read More