(にほん)

Japan

(うみ)

sea, ocean

(おんど)

temperature

(あがる)

to rise / to go up

(そのため)

therefore; for that reason

(とる)

to take

(さかな)

fish

(しゅるい)

kind; type

(かわる)

to change

(きた)

north

(むかし)

long ago, past

(あまり)

not very / not much (with negative)

(みる)

to see, watch

(はんたい)

opposition; against

(さんま)

Pacific saury (a fish)

(いか)

squid; cuttlefish

(すくない)

few, scarce

(りょうし)

fisherman

(こまる)

to be troubled; to be in difficulty

(ながい)

long

(あいだ)

interval, during

(おなじ)

same

(あたらしい)

new

(よく)

often, well, frequently

(わかる)

to understand, be clear

(うる)

to sell

(ほうほう)

method; way

(かんがえる)

to think; to consider

(ある)

a certain (some)

(けん)

prefecture

(つかう)

to use

(りょうり)

cuisine, cooking

(つくる)

to make

(みせ)

shop, store

(だす)

to serve, put out

(ひと)

person / people

(じもと)

local / one's hometown

(かんこうきゃく)

tourist; sightseer

(たべる)

to eat

(はなす)

to speak, talk

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

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

come toward (action approaching)

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

passive / potential form

The ～られる form is used here for what could be seen. 見られなかった魚 means fish that were hardly ever seen (could not be seen) in the past.

come to / reach the point where

Indicates a change in state or ability.

to become (い-adjective)

Expresses a change of state for い-adjectives. Drop the final い and add くなる. Indicates something has changed or will change to a new state.

plural suffix (for people)

Pluralizing suffix attached to nouns referring to people.

because ~ / since ~

Causal connector. Because JA is buying at higher prices, store prices will also rise.

way of doing

Verb stem + 方 expresses the way or manner of doing something. 歩き方 means 'way of walking', one of the things buyers inspected.

must ~; have to ~

Expresses obligation using double negative construction.

start doing ~

Compound verb form expressing the start of an action; sending scallops has started.

also to/by ~

Combines に (direction/target) with も (also).

have someone do (for me)

Expresses receiving a favor/action from someone.

海の温度が上がり、取れる魚が変わる

Sea Temperatures Rise and the Fish Being Caught Change

日本の海の温度が上がっています。

The temperature of the sea around Japan is rising.

そのため、取れる魚の種類が変わってきました。

Because of this, the kinds of fish that are caught have been changing.

北の海では、昔はあまり見られなかった魚が取れるようになっています。

In the northern seas, fish that were rarely seen in the past are now being caught.

反対に、さんまやいかは少なくなりました。

Conversely, Pacific saury and squid have become fewer.

漁師たちは困っています。

The fishermen are in trouble.

長い間、同じ魚を取ってきたので、新しい魚の取り方がよく分かりません。

Because they have caught the same fish for a long time, they do not really know how to catch the new fish.

売る方法も考えなければなりません。

They also have to work out how to sell them.

ある県では、新しく取れるようになった魚を使った料理を作って、店で出し始めました。

In one prefecture, they created dishes using the newly caught fish and began serving them at restaurants.

県の人は「地元の人にも観光客にも食べてもらいたい」と話しています。

An official of the prefecture says, "We want both local people and tourists to eat it."