Fears are being raised that Pacific saury, a seasonal specialty in Japan in autumn, will continue to shrink in size due to climate change that is depriving the fish of their primary food resource.

After years of dismal catches of Pacific saury, Japan’s Fisheries Agency has set this year’s catch quota at 155,000 tons, 40 percent less than the record-low 264,000 tons for the previous year.

Pacific saury is big in Japan—especially in autumn, when it comes into season, and home cooks who prize its taste and affordability often salt-grill it whole. Also known as sanma and mackerel ...

Members of a fisheries conference in Tokyo agreed for the first time to limit saury catches in the North Pacific. The move comes as growing demand for the fish threatens its sustainability.

From Pacific saury to seaweed to shrimp, ocean warming stemming from climate change is having an adverse effect on marine species all over the world. The impact in waters around Japan is showing ...

Surging tropical activity in the South Pacific Ocean produced a relatively rare occurrence Tuesday: three named tropical cyclones active at the same time: Alfred, Rae and Seru. It’s the first ...

Surrounded by the bountiful waters of the Sea of Japan, the Pacific and the Sea of Okhotsk ... But recent years have seen record low catches of salmon, saury and squid, among others.