Bonito fishing

...It is estimated that approximately 1.3 million bales were produced within the domain at the end of the Edo period. In terms of fishing, bonito fishing has been famous since ancient times, but in the early modern period it became popular in Usa, Takaoka County (now Tosa City), and Shimizu and Nakahama, Hata County (now Tosashimizu City), and during the Tenpo era (1830-44) there was a record of an annual catch of 2 million bales. In terms of processing, Harimaya Sanosuke of Usa and Yamazaki Giemon of Nakahama worked to improve and ship bonito flakes, increasing the reputation of Tosa flakes in Edo and Kamigata. ...

*Some of the terminology used in relation to "bonito fishing" is listed below.

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…幕末には藩内で約130万俵生産されたと推定される。　漁業では古来カツオ漁が有名だが，近世以降，高岡郡宇佐(現，土佐市)，幡多郡清水･中浜（なかのはま）(現，土佐清水市)などで盛んとなり，天保年間(1830‐44)には年漁獲高200万本の記録を残す。加工面では宇佐の播磨屋佐之助，中浜の山崎儀右衛門らが鰹節の改良と積出しにつとめ，江戸，上方で土佐節の名声を高めた。…

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