We held an online delivery class at Oshiage Elementary School in Sumida Ward, Tokyo.

December 2021, 10

On September 2021, 9 (Tuesday), we held an on-site class on Kesennuma's inshore tuna longline fishing for 28th graders at Oshiage Elementary School in Sumida Ward, Tokyo.

Associate Professor Toshio Katsukawa (University of Marine Science and Technology) visited Oshiage Elementary School and gave an overview of the fishing industry in Kesennuma to the children, then explained what longline fishing is like using a model of fishing gear. .Next, we connected the classroom and the Sanriku Satellite online, and Mr. Koyama, a former fisherman's chief, talked in detail about the day's work of a fisherman and the life of a fisherman.The voyage takes about a month, and it can take up to a week to get to a distant fishing ground. Also, the work takes five hours to set (throw in the branchline with bait) and hauling (pulling up the fish). The children listened to the story with great interest, knowing that it would take XNUMX hours to complete.

In the class, the children actually touched the real fishing gear sent from Kesennuma (longline trunk line, branchline, floating balls called buoys) and the swordfish's snout (antler).We learned about the efforts of people involved in the fishery industry and the ingenuity to protect fish, and we all thought about what is important for the fishery industry to become sustainable in the future.

This initiative has been carried out since 29 as part of the "Local Production for Local Consumption Project" in collaboration with the local Kesennuma Shinkin Bank and Tokyo Higashi Shinkin Bank.At the Sanriku Satellite, we will continue to carry out food education activities to connect the production area and the consumption area, and to have children learn about fish and have an interest in fish.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Oshiage Elementary School in Sumida Ward for their cooperation.

Class scene of online visiting class (Oshiage Elementary School)

School lunch of the day (fried mouka shark from Kesennuma)