Of the 4.23 million tons of fish and other seafood produced in Japan in 2020, around 24% was farmed, according to a fisheries and aquaculture production survey by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries. There are hopes that aquaculture, which allows fish to be raised in controlled environments, will help to revitalize Japan’s fish and seafood industry and make Japan more self-sufficient in terms of the food it consumes. Aquaculture also has a stabilizing effect on fish prices, enabling consumers to buy the fish they want for a reasonable price.