1. The annual Pacific Saury Grilled Festival in Kesennuma, Japan resumed on October 20th after a six-year hiatus due to rebuilding and the pandemic.
2. The festival, held at a tourist facility near the fishing port, offered free grilled saury due to abundant catches this year. Visitors could also purchase extra saury for a fee.
3. The Kesennuma fishery cooperative reported that saury landings this year have surpassed triple the amount of the same period last year, making the fish larger and richer in fat, which festival-goers appreciated.