Once Shunned Norwegian Imports Now Dominate Japanese Mackerel Market

Japan imports large volumes of filleted Norwegian mackerel. (© Kawamoto Daigo)

Deboning salmon at a Norwegian processing plant (© Kawamoto Daigo)

Norwegian mackerel have much more pronounced stripes than Pacific varieties. (© Norwegian Seafood Council)

This Norwegian fishing vessel nets mackerel in the Atlantic ocean. (© Kawamoto Daigo)

A worker swiftly process mackerel at the Ålesund plant. (© Kawamoto Daigo)

Grilled Norwegian mackerel. (© Kawamoto Daigo)