Ambassador Kagomiya visits TAIYO CHUUK
2025/4/4
On March 30, 2025, Ambassador Kagomiya made a site visit to Taiyo Chuuk (Owner: Taiyo Micronesia Corporation *1), a far seas purse seiner fishing vessel, currently docked in Pohnpei port. The Ambassador received an explanation of the operations and equipment onboard the vessel from Captain Fukuoka and Chief Fisherman Ohyama, and exchanged views on the fishing environment and situations within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and neighboring oceans.
As substantial amounts of tuna and bonito consumption in Japan depends on the North Western Pacific area, Ambassador Kagomiya is very much interested in the fishing environment, including the resource preservation and fishing costs.
*1: Taiyo Micronesia Corporation is a joint venture company between TAIYO A&F Co., Ltd. (TAFCO/ Group company of Maruha Nichiro), a Japanese fishing company, and the National Fisheries Corporation of the FSM.
As substantial amounts of tuna and bonito consumption in Japan depends on the North Western Pacific area, Ambassador Kagomiya is very much interested in the fishing environment, including the resource preservation and fishing costs.
*1: Taiyo Micronesia Corporation is a joint venture company between TAIYO A&F Co., Ltd. (TAFCO/ Group company of Maruha Nichiro), a Japanese fishing company, and the National Fisheries Corporation of the FSM.
Group Photo in front of Taiyo Chuuk
Ambassador and Mrs. Kagomiya receiving an explanation at the pilothouse
Ambassador and Mrs. Kagomiya receiving an explanation on the fish finder
Stern deck
Fishing equipment at the stern of the vessel