THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 25, 2019 at 07:00 JST
Mother shellfish of Akoyagai placed in a net to cultivate pearls in waters off Shima, Mie Prefecture, in September. Some of the shellfish contained in this net are dead. (Kenji Seki)
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