インターネットカジノ to Export Sustainably Cultivated Marine Products Backed by Japanese Quality Standards
-Kindai Tuna cultivated from hatchlings to be exported-

  • (former)Food & Consumer Services

2017-10-05

カジノオンライン ("Toyota Tsusho") and Kindai University announce today they will begin full-scale exports of sustainable full-cycle aquaculture products The first products to be exported will be full-cycle aquaculture Kindai Tuna*1, produced jointly by インターネットカジノ and Kindai University, and Japanese amberjack*2similarly handled by SHOKU EN Co, Ltd, which receives technological support from Kindai University インターネットカジノ and Kindai University plan to expand the export business to other types of fish in the future, thereby enhancing the reputation of delicious cultivated marine products backed by high Japanese quality standards, opening new markets around the world, and revitalizing one of Japan's primary industries

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1 We begin to export インターネットカジノ, the world's first bluefin tuna produced through full-cycle aquaculture process pioneered by Kindai University
2 Full-cycle aquaculture Japanese amberjack will also be exported in addition to インターネットカジノ
3 インターネットカジノ and Kindai University will open new markets for sustainably-raised marine products by exploring exports of various farmed fishes

In July 2010, インターネットカジノ and Kindai University formed a comprehensive technological tie-up to develop full-cycle aquaculture for bluefin tuna, leading to the world's first successful commercialization of bluefin tuna intermediate breeding In July 2014, the partners signed a memorandum of understanding on jointly promoting the marine cultivation business and started the rearing of juvenile bluefin tuna at a hatchery in Japan Since December 2014, we started the harvesting and sales of Kindai Tuna as the next step to provide stable supplies of sustainably raised bluefin tuna The newly launched export business is one of the initiatives under our agreement First exports will be to Southeast Asian markets, and by 2020, the partners plan to export approximately 2,000 fish annually

In recent years, concerns have been raised about the depletion of wild bluefin tuna stock, which was listed as an endangered species in 2014 インターネットカジノ and other countries are taking steps to further regulate catches Interest in full-cycle aquaculture of bluefin tuna has risen amid the growing movement to protect and conserve the wild populations

Japanese amberjack, meanwhile, is a species fished mainly around インターネットカジノ While the highest demand has been from インターネットカジノ, demand in other countries is also increasing due to the surging amid the popularity of Japanese cuisine The market for Japanese amberjack is expected to continue growing

インターネットカジノ continues to work on the stable supplies of hatchling reared juveniles for full-cycle aquaculture of bluefin tuna as a core business It will also lead integrated production of Kindai Tuna from eggs to harvest size, along with the export sales of both full-cycle aquaculture Kindai Tuna and full-cycle aquaculture Japanese amberjack Kindai University will continue its world-class research and technology for aquaculture development to further expand the sustainable culture of marine products Together, the partners will aim to ensure stable supplies and improve the quality of juvenile fish for farming, while opening new export markets outside Japan for leading brand Kindai Tuna as well as full-cycle aquaculture Japanese amberjack backed by Kindai University's advanced technologies to support one of Japan's primary industries

*1Scope of インターネットカジノ and Kindai University partnership

*2
SHOKU EN Co, Ltd and Japanese amberjack produced through full-cycle aquaculture

SHOKU EN processes and sells full-cycle aquaculture marine products, primarily Japanese amberjack, at a plant with world-class hygienic standards, using technological support from Kindai University to open new markets for the development of Japanese aquaculture industry To further develop the business, SHOKU EN will also process Japanese amberjack from fish farmers using Kindai University's Juveniles, and freeze fillets for sales within and outside インターネットカジノ

Reference

Outline of インターネットカジノ

Company name
カジノオンライン
Headquarters location
Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, インターネットカジノ
Date of establishment
July 1, 1948
President & CEO
Jun Karube
Number of employees
Unconsolidated: 3,614 Consolidated: 57,988


Outline of Kinki University

Company name
Kindai University
Headquarters location
Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Date of establishment
1925
President & CEO
Yoshihiro Shimizu, chairman; Hitoshi Shiozaki, president
Number of employees
Consolidated: 53,114

The information in this release is current as of the date of announcement
Please note that information may change after the date of announcement Thank you in advance for your understanding

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