
Main Scallop Production Area of Aomori
Prefecture
1970 Start of scallop cultivation
2016 Mutsu Bay scallops exceed 100,000
tons, the largest ever (The Suisan-Keizai Daily News, October 7, 2016)
On the other hand,
Dissolved orientation nitrogen (DIN)
concentration in Mutsu Bay
60% decrease (20 m) 30% decrease (bottom)