日本Japan
宮城Miyagi
唐桑・女川・南三陸Karakuwa, Onagawa, Minamisanriku
リアス式の入り江が続く三陸南部。都道府県別では第3位。ワカメ・カキ・ホタテの養殖と同じ海でウニが獲れる。The southern Sanriku ria coast, third among prefectures. The same inlets that grow wakame, oysters and scallops also produce urchin.
この海のことThis sea
- 漁場Grounds
- 気仙沼・唐桑半島、女川、南三陸Kesennuma and the Karakuwa Peninsula, Onagawa, Minamisanriku
- 漁獲量Landings
- 655 t （2023年・殻付き重量・農林水産省）(2023, whole in-shell weight, MAFF Japan)
- 天然／養殖Wild or farmed
- 天然Wild
- 漁法Method
- 素潜り・磯舟漁Free-diving and small-boat harvesting
- 主な餌Feed
- 三陸のワカメ・コンブSanriku wakame and kelp
- 漁期Season
- 漁協ごとに漁期が違い、一次情報で月を確認できていない。Seasons are set co-operative by co-operative; we could not confirm months from a primary source.
- 天然Wild harvest
ここにいるウニThe species here
Strongylocentrotidae
キタムラサキウニNorthern sea urchin
Mesocentrotus nudus (A. Agassiz, 1864)
日本の東北・北海道から朝鮮半島東岸、ロシア沿海地方まで。日本では北海道と三陸の主力種。Northern Japan (Tohoku and Hokkaido), the east coast of the Korean peninsula and the Russian Far East. One of the two species behind most of Japan's northern harvest.
身が大きく量が取れる。甘みはおだやかで、クリーミーな口あたりという評価が多い。Large gonads with good yield. Usually described as creamy with a gentler, less concentrated sweetness than Ezo-bafun.
学名の照合 name checked against WoRMS 591103 ／ 旧学名syn. Strongylocentrotus nudus
Strongylocentrotidae
エゾバフンウニEzo-bafun sea urchin
Strongylocentrotus intermedius (A. Agassiz, 1864)
北海道全域と東北北部、サハリン・沿海地方。日本でもっとも高値がつくウニのひとつ。Throughout Hokkaido and northern Tohoku, extending to Sakhalin and the Russian Far East. Commands some of the highest prices in the Japanese market.
キタムラサキウニより小ぶりだが、色が鮮やかで身が濃く、甘みが強いとされる。Smaller than M. nudus but more vividly coloured, with a denser texture and a stronger sweetness.
学名の照合 name checked against WoRMS 513570