(かいすいおん)

sea water temperature

(じょうしょう)

rise; ascent

(とれる)

to be harvested, to be obtained

(さかな)

fish

(かわる)

to change

(にほん)

Japan

(まわり)

Surroundings; people around; vicinity

(うみ)

sea, ocean

(すいおん)

water temperature

(あがる)

to rise / to go up

(えいきょう)

Influence; impact; effect

(かくち)

various places, everywhere

(みなと)

port, harbor

(しゅるい)

kind; type

(ほっかいどう)

Hokkaido

(ほとんど)

almost; most

(みる)

to see, watch

(ぶり)

yellowtail, amberjack

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(はんたい)

opposition; against

(さんま)

Pacific saury

(さけ)

salmon

(りょう)

Quantity; amount; volume

(おおきい)

big; large

(へる)

to decrease / to diminish

(りょうし)

fisherman

(あたらしい)

new

(りょう)

fishing

(ほうほう)

method; way

(どうぐ)

tool, equipment

(かえる)

to change

(ひつよう)

necessary / needed

(しかし)

however, but

(じもと)

local / one's hometown

(なれる)

to get used to; to become accustomed

(どう)

how / in what way

(りょうり)

cuisine, cooking

(わかる)

to understand, be clear

(こえ)

voice

(けん)

prefecture

(し)

city

(つかう)

to use

(しょうかい)

introduction, presentation

(かこうひん)

processed product

(かいはつ)

development

(せんもんか)

expert, specialist

(へんか)

change

(こんご)

from now on; in the future

(つづく)

to continue

(かのうせい)

possibility

(たかい)

expensive; high

(はなす)

to speak, talk

(けんきゅうきかん)

research institution

(でーた)

data

(あつめる)

to collect

(ぎょぎょうしゃ)

fisher; person in the fishing industry

(じょうほう)

information

(とどける)

to deliver

(しくみ)

structure, system, mechanism

(つくる)

to make

(ばしょ)

place

(よそく)

prediction; to predict

(ねんりょう)

fuel

(むだ)

waste / futility

(へらす)

to reduce; to decrease

(きたい)

expectation

to continue doing ...

Verb stem + 続ける expresses continuing an action. The て-form あげ続ける means 'continue giving'. A common compound verb pattern.

come toward (action approaching)

Indicates motion toward the speaker or a location. Here it describes rocks flying toward people.

potential / can (ru-verb)

The potential form expresses ability or possibility. Here, used in the negative, it describes elderly people who cannot quit driving.

come to / reach the point where

Indicates a change in state or ability.

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.

plural suffix (for people)

Pluralizing suffix attached to nouns referring to people.

in accordance with / in time with

Means 'matching/syncing with'. Here fireworks are launched in sync with music.

need to / necessary to

Expresses necessity. Here it states that congressional discussion is required by law for military attacks.

called/named ~

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

because of, due to

Indicates a reason or cause. More formal than から or ので. Can follow nouns (の + ため) or plain-form verbs/adjectives.

doing things like ~ and ~

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

conditional: if ~

Ba-form conditional expressing 'if ~ then ~'.

海水温の上昇で取れる魚が変わる

Rising sea temperatures are changing which fish get caught

日本の周りの海で、水温が上がり続けています。

In the seas around Japan, water temperatures keep rising.

その影響で、各地の港で取れる魚の種類が変わってきました。

As a result, the kinds of fish landed at ports around the country have been changing.

北海道では、これまでほとんど見られなかったブリがたくさん取れるようになりました。

In Hokkaido, yellowtail, which was hardly ever seen there before, has come to be caught in large numbers.

反対に、サンマやサケが取れる量は大きく減っています。

Conversely, the amount of Pacific saury and salmon being caught has fallen sharply.

漁師たちは、新しい魚に合わせて漁の方法や道具を変える必要があります。

Fishermen need to change their fishing methods and equipment to suit the new fish.

しかし、地元では慣れない魚をどう料理するか分からないという声もあります。

However, there are also local voices saying that they do not know how to cook fish they are not used to.

そのため、県や市は新しい魚を使った料理を紹介したり、加工品を開発したりしています。

For that reason, prefectures and cities are doing things like introducing dishes made with the new fish and developing processed products.

専門家は「海の変化は今後も続く可能性が高い」と話しています。

Experts say, "There is a strong possibility that the changes in the sea will continue in the years ahead."

研究機関は水温のデータを集め、漁業者に情報を届ける仕組みを作っています。

Research institutions are collecting water-temperature data and building a system to deliver the information to fishery workers.

魚が取れる場所を予測できれば、燃料の無駄も減らせると期待されています。

It is hoped that if the places where fish can be caught can be predicted, wasted fuel can also be reduced.