(うみ)

sea, ocean

(おんど)

temperature

(あがる)

to rise / to go up

(さかな)

fish

(とれる)

to be caught (fish, game)

(にほん)

Japan

(ちかく)

nearby

(すいおん)

water temperature

(たかい)

expensive; high

(じょうたい)

state, condition

(つづく)

to continue

(きしょうちょう)

Japan Meteorological Agency

(ことし)

this year

(なつ)

Summer

(かいめんすいおん)

sea surface temperature

(へいねん)

an average year, normal year

(にど)

two degrees; twice

(ちいき)

region; area

(かんきょう)

environment

(かわる)

to change

(とれる)

to be harvested, to be obtained

(すがた)

figure; appearance

(けす)

to extinguish, to turn off

(ほっかいどう)

Hokkaido

(つめたい)

cold (to touch)

(みず)

water

(このむ)

to prefer, to like

(さんま)

Pacific saury

(さけ)

salmon

(ぎょかくりょう)

catch volume (of fish)

(へる)

to decrease / to diminish

(はんたい)

opposition; against

(みなみ)

south

(ぶり)

yellowtail, amberjack

(ふぐ)

pufferfish, blowfish

(きた)

north

(みなと)

port, harbor

(みずあげ)

landing of a catch, unloading at port

(りょうし)

fisherman

(ながねん)

many years, long years

(けいけん)

experience

(ばしょ)

place

(よそう)

prediction, forecast

(はなす)

to speak, talk

(かくち)

various places, everywhere

(かこうじょう)

processing plant

(しじょう)

market

(たいおう)

response, handling

(せまる)

to press, to force, to draw near

(あたらしい)

new

(あわせる)

to combine, match

(かこう)

processing, manufacturing

(ほうほう)

method; way

(うる)

to sell

(たべかた)

way of eating, how to eat

(きゃく)

Customer; guest

(つたえる)

to convey / to tell

(うごき)

movement; trend

(ひろがる)

to spread

(せんもんか)

expert, specialist

(へんか)

change

(ぎょぎょう)

fishing industry

(しくみ)

structure, system, mechanism

(ひつよう)

necessary / needed

(してき)

pointing out, indication

to become no longer / to disappear

Indicates a change where something ceases to exist or can no longer be done. Here it describes that prayer gatherings can no longer be held in Hong Kong.

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

according to ...

Cites a source of information. The noun before によると is the source. Often followed by a reported statement.

than / more than

Indicates comparison. Used to say prices rose on average 2.8% compared to last year.

called/named ~

Used to introduce or name something. In this article, 「鳥貴族」という店 means 'a store called Torikizoku'.

By doing; through the act of

Indicates that the preceding action serves as a means or cause for what follows. 'アメリカとウクライナが一緒に開発することで' means 'by developing together'.

to be in the process of

A written-style expression for a change that is gradually progressing. Here fish that used to be caught are gradually disappearing.

come to / reach the point where

Indicates a change in state or ability.

only ~

Limiter particle. 女性だけが宇宙船に乗りました means 'only women boarded the spaceship.'

hard to ~; difficult to ~

Attached to a verb stem to describe difficulty — 'people who have difficulty hearing'.

doing things like ~ and ~

Lists representative actions among several. Implies there are other actions too. Used twice in this article.

海の温度が上がり魚が捕れなくなる

Sea temperatures are rising and fish can no longer be caught

日本の近くの海で、水温が高い状態が続いている。

In the waters near Japan, high water temperatures are continuing.

気象庁によると、今年の夏の海面水温は、平年より二度ほど高い地域もあるという。

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, this summer's sea surface temperature is about two degrees above the average year in some areas.

海の環境が変わることで、これまで取れていた魚が姿を消しつつある。

As the sea environment changes, fish that used to be caught are gradually disappearing.

北海道では、冷たい水を好むサケやサンマの漁獲量が減っている。

In Hokkaido, catches of salmon and saury, which prefer cold water, are falling.

反対に、南の海にいたブリやフグが北の港に水揚げされるようになった。

Conversely, yellowtail and pufferfish from southern waters have come to be landed at northern ports.

漁師たちは、長年の経験だけでは魚の場所を予想しにくくなったと話している。

Fishermen say that long years of experience alone no longer make it easy to predict where the fish are.

各地の加工場や市場も対応を迫られている。

Processing plants and markets around the country are also being forced to respond.

新しい魚に合わせて加工の方法を変えたり、これまで売っていなかった魚の食べ方を客に伝えたりする動きが広がっている。

Moves are spreading to change processing methods to suit the new fish and to tell customers how to eat fish that were not sold before.

専門家は、海の変化に合わせた漁業の仕組みづくりが必要だと指摘する。

Experts point out that it is necessary to build a fishing system adapted to the changes in the sea.