Fisheries Agency (Japan)

The Fisheries Agency is in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries building in Kasumigaseki

The Fisheries Agency (水産庁, Suisan-chō) is an agency under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan.

Its headquarters are in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo.^[1]

The agency ensures that fish caught in Japanese territory are done so under Japanese law.^[2] It also sets fines for fish that are not caught under the law.^[3]

See also

• Forestry Agency

References

1. "Home (English)". Fisheries Agency. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
2. "Japan to tighten Pacific bluefin tuna catch management". Japan Times. Jiji Press. 2023-11-26. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
3. "Fine for poaching glass eels to be raised to ¥30 million in 2023, Fisheries Agency says". Japan Times. Jiji Press. 2019-10-31. Archived from the original on 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2023-12-16.

Further reading

• "History of Fishery Education in Japan" (PDF). pp. 127–133 – via Food and Agriculture Organization. - Written by the fisheries agency

External links

• Fisheries Agency
• Fisheries Agency (in Japanese)