Tojima Island

　　On the way to Tojima Island, our boat hove to by a preserve for yellowtails. A fisherman showed us the scene of feeding yellowtails. Uwajima City and the area around boasts a fishery industry like pearl culture, fish farming and seafood processing. Yellowtails farmed on Tojima island are transported live to even Tokyo by trucks. Their prices are lower than natural ones, but their taste is not bad. The fish farming technology is surely helpful for the Japanese diet.
　　The decrease of tuna is a worldwide issue which should be solved immediately. Japanese cuisine of eating raw fish has spread all over the world in recent years, causing the possible depletion of tuna. As you may know, tuna run a vast water body and it has been said to be impossible to raise tuna artificially in a restricted area, but Japanese researchers developed the technique of farming tuna several years ago and Uwajima City is one of two prime tuna-farming places. I'll upload pictures of the tuna-farming facilities in the next entry about the next island we visited.
　　Our lunch was served in a community house near the fishery port by local housewives. They didn't want to make money for it and generously offered their product. It was really wonderful. After lunch, we started for Hiburijima, the farthest island from Uwajima City.

(Vocabulary)
heave to: if a ship heaves to, it stops moving
pearl culture/farming 真珠養殖
seafood/fish/fishery processing 水産加工業