Fisheries Agency (Japan)

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The {{nihongo|Fisheries Agency|水産庁|Suisan-chō}} is an agency under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan.

Its headquarters are in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo.{{cite web|url=https://www.jfa.maff.go.jp/e/index.html|title=Home (English)|publisher=Fisheries Agency|access-date=2023-12-16}}

The agency ensures that fish caught in Japanese territory are done so under Japanese law.{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/26/japan/bluefin-tuna-catch-reporting-obligations/|title=Japan to tighten Pacific bluefin tuna catch management|newspaper=Japan Times|date=2023-11-26|agency=Jiji Press|access-date=2023-12-16}} It also sets fines for fish that are not caught under the law.{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/10/31/national/japan-targets-organized-crime-300-fold-hike-top-fine-poaching-glass-eels/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105122205/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/10/31/national/japan-targets-organized-crime-300-fold-hike-top-fine-poaching-glass-eels/|title=Fine for poaching glass eels to be raised to ¥30 million in 2023, Fisheries Agency says|newspaper=Japan Times|date=2019-10-31|agency=Jiji Press|archive-date=2019-11-05|access-date=2023-12-16|url-status=bot: unknown}}