Greeting from the President
As a main player of Kyokuyo companygroup
Kyokuyo Suisan was established bymother company Kyokuyo in 1997 and engage Tuna purse seine fishing business byfour(4) fishing vessels, Sashimi grade tuna processing business, and ULT(Ultra Low Temperature) grade cold storage business.
We are striving to produce the safetyproducts in the hygienic environment.
And , We'll strive for active and efficientmanagement as a main player of Kyokuyo company group.
Left : President Yasuyuki Sobajima Right :Managing Director Katsuhiko Osanai
Profile
| Company title | Kyokuyo Suisan Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Establish | March 12, 1997 |
| Initial capital | 192 million JP yen |
| President | President Yasuyuki Sobajima |
| Employee | 97-office staff, 54-crew member |
| Annual sales | 8.15 billion JP yen |
| Business field | 1. Tuna Purse seine fishing We operate four(4) tuna purse seiners, Wakaba Maru No.5, Wakaba Maru No.6, Wakaba Maru No.7 and Wakaba Maru No.11 2. Sashimi grade tuna processing We mainly produce sashimi grade tuna loin by using whole round frozen tuna. Such products are distributed in sushi restaurant and supermarket in Japan. 3. ULT cold storage Our ULT grade cold storage is designed to keep sashimi grade tuna products and its raw material as high quality, its capacity is 8,000mt with negative -55 centigrade. 4. Minced tuna processing Weproduce minced tuna at the Souemon plant |
| Address | Head Office and Oigawa Plant 1441-1,Habuchi Yaizu Shizuoka, Japan Zip code:421-0213 Souemon Plant 1190,Souemon Yaizu Shizuoka, Japan Zip code:425-0065 |
| Phone & Fax | General Affairs Dept. +81-54-622-5111, Fax 5115 Fisheries Dept. +81-54-622-5112, Fax 5116 Tuna processing & Cold storage Dept. +81-54-622-5113, Fax 5117 Souemon Plant +81-54-624-3300, Fax 3306 |
| Mother company | Kyokuyo Co., Ltd. http://www.kyokuyo.co.jp/ |
| Subsidiary company | Kiribati and Kyokuyo Co., Ltd (KKC) location: Bairiki, Republic of Kiribati |
Director
President：Yasuyuki Sobajima
Managing Director：Katsuhiko Osanai
Director：Kenichi Sakuragi
Hideki Mizuno
Hideo Doi(Part-time Director)
Corporate Auditor :
Yasuo Kawai(Part-time Director)
Number of employees
Office staff : 97 persons
Crew member : 54 persons
Sum total : 151 persons(As of March 31,2023)
Tuna Purse Seine Fishing Dept.
Weoperate four(4) Tuna purse seine fishing vessels in particular Wakaba Maru No.5, Wakaba Maru No.6, Wakaba Maru No.7 and Wakaba MaruNo.11. We mainly fish in Tropical area of Western Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO)such as EEZ of Papua New Guinea, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati,Nauru, Solomon Is. Republic of Marshall Is. and Palau in year around. Ourcatches are mainly unloaded in Japanese tuna market such as Yaizu(Shizuokapref.), Makurazaki(Kagoshima pref.) and Yamagawa(Kagoshima pref.). In addition,Wakaba Maru No.5 and No.6 operate in Japan near coastal area so-called KINKAIfishing ground from mid of June to end of August in order to harvest sashimigrade oily skipjack tuna. Most of such catches are unloaded in Ishinomaki port.
Totalour catches in recent years is recorded as 30,000mt per year.
Our Fleets
Our purse seine
fleets are shown in bellow;
WAKABA MARU No.5
WAKABA MARU No.6
WAKABA MARU No.7
WAKABA MARU No.11
| Name of vessel | Tonnage | International Tonnage | Year launch |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAKABA MARU No.5 | 383 | 1,183 | 2003 |
| WAKABA MARU No.6 | 349 | 1,096 | 1992 |
| WAKABA MARU No.7 | 760 | 1,788 | 2009 |
| WAKABA MARU No.11 | 349 | 1,788 | 2022 |
