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Aquaculture in Japan
Aquaculture in Japan is the controlled farming of marine and freshwater organisms in coastal waters, ponds, and land-based facilities, supplying 23% of fisheries volume but 43% of value in 2023.
Japanese eel
Japanese eel (ニホンウナギ, Anguilla japonica), a catadromous East Asian eel spawning near the West Mariana Ridge; IUCN Endangered; farmed since 1879 but still 100% reliant on wild glass eels; complete aquaculture achieved 2010.
Mikimoto Pearl Island
Mikimoto Pearl Island (ミキモト真珠島) is a museum island in Toba, Mie, Japan, where Kokichi Mikimoto first cultured pearls in 1893; it features the Pearl Museum, Memorial Hall, and daily ama diver demonstrations.