TOYAMA -- The fishing season for shiroebi Japanese glass shrimp, which are called "the jewel of Toyama Bay" for their clear, pale pink-colored body, opened on Saturday.
Four fishing boats set out from the Shinminato fishing harbor in Imizu, Toyama Prefecture, to the fishing grounds about 3 kilometers offshore at around 4:30 a.m. on the day.
About 2.1 tons of glass shrimp were landed, which is almost the same amount as last year's first day of the fishing season.
