Editor’s note: The theme of Gohan Lab is to help people make simple, tasty “gohan” (meals).
To cap the series on answering our readers’ requests, we chose a desire “to clean and prepare fish.”
The in-season Japanese sardine is opened flat with the hands. Since sardines are tender, they can be filleted with your hands instead of a knife after removing the head and guts.
The flesh and bones are separated by running the ball of the thumbs along the bone. Once you get the hang of it and get better, cleaning fish will become fun.
According to the Japan Fisheries Information Service Center based in Tokyo, the catch and price of Japanese sardines continue to be stable this year. Once you learn how to open them flat with your hands, a process called “tebiraki,” your cooking repertoire will expand to include fries, fish cake balls and more.
NYK starts sharing Ship Operation Data with Japan’s Fisheries
NYK has started to share certain ship operation data with the Japan Fisheries Information Service Center (JAFIC) through IoS Open Platform (IoS-OP) a ship IoT data-sharing platform promoted by Ship Data Center Co. Ltd. (ShipDC). This initiative is the first time that shipping industry data has been shared with other industries through IoS-OP.
NYK is an original core member of the IoS-OP Consortium, which was established in May 2018. Through its SIMS ship performance monitoring system, NYK collects data on the operation of about 200 SIMS-equipped ships and has been actively sharing that data through IoS-OP. This aids improvements in safety and economic efficiency in ship operation and design by utilizing actual sea area data that transcends the boundaries of companies, and addresses social issues through the data-sharing scheme provided by iOS-OP.