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Measures needed to save fish stocks from dwindling further

File photo taken in February 2015 shows a catch of Okhotsk atka mackerel, commonly known as "hokke" in Japan, landed at a fishing port in Wakkanai on the northern tip of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture. In addition to a dwindling catch, the average size of the fish caught has also become smaller. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Price of Okhotsk atka mackerel soaring in Japan

Photo taken Feb. 21, 2015, shows "hokke," Okhotsk atka mackerel, at Wakkanai Port on Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido. The price of the used-to-be-inexpensive fish is rising due to a significant decrease in catches in Hokkaido and imports. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Price of Okhotsk atka mackerel soaring in Japan

Photo taken Feb. 21, 2015, shows "hokke," Okhotsk atka mackerel, at Wakkanai Port on Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido. The price of the used-to-be-inexpensive fish is rising due to a significant decrease in catches in Hokkaido and imports. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Hokke" fish caught near Russian-held island

A fishing boat heads to waters around Russian-held Kunashiri Island, from a port in Rausu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, in the small hours of Sept. 16, 2020, to catch Okhotsk atka mackerel, commonly known as "hokke" in Japanese. The island is one of the disputed islets called the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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"Hokke" fish caught near Russian-held island

Okhotsk atka mackerel, commonly known as "hokke" in Japanese, caught in waters around Russian-held Kunashiri Island, is landed at a port in Rausu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 16, 2020. The island is one of the disputed islets called the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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"Hokke" fish caught near Russian-held island

Okhotsk atka mackerel, commonly known as "hokke" in Japanese, caught in waters around Russian-held Kunashiri Island, is landed at a port in Rausu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 16, 2020. The island is one of the disputed islets called the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.