Miyagi salmon is one of three products bearing geographical indications in the pilot project to implement the Memorandum of Understanding on Geographical Indications between the National Office of Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam and the Department of Food industry under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan. This is the third Japanese GI protected in Vietnam after the geographical indication “KAGOSHIMA KUROUSHI/KAGOSHIMA WAGYU/BEAT KAGOSHIMA” for beef products, “ICHIDA GAKI/ICHIDA KAKI/HONG ICHIDA” for dried persimmon products.
Coho salmon has been farmed in Miyagi prefecture since the early 1970s. Compared with common Coho salmon, Coho salmon raised in Miyagi Prefecture is less fishy, has a higher firmness, and has a red-orange color. The length and weight of Miyagi salmon varies with the fishing season, ranging from 30-70cm and weighing about 500-4000g/fish.
The unique properties and quality of Miyagi salmon are due to natural geographical conditions and farming methods in the geographical area.
The geographical area located on the northern coast of the Oshika Peninsula in Miyagi Prefecture is a deep and calm body of water. On the slit coast of Miyagi Prefecture, in the summer, the temperature rises moderately, the temperature of the sea water is about 180C or lower until the end of July, so it is very suitable for farming Coho salmon.
Geographical area:
- Fishing areas: Minami - Sanriku town, Onagawa town, Ishinomaki city and Kesen - numa city in Miyagi prefecture, Japan;
- Processing area: Onagawa town, Shizugawa town and Ishinomaki city in Miyagi prefecture, Japan. |