Japan blames China, Taiwan for declining Pacific saury catch

Japan’s annual catch of prized Pacific saury collapsed by nearly 30 per cent last year to a record low haul, with fishing authorities blaming the decline on a combination of ocean conditions and the likes of China and Taiwan taking a larger haul.Tokyo is so concerned that it plans to propose new limits on catches when the eight member states of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC)– which also include Russia, South Korea and the United States – meet in February.An autumn delicacy in…