Red Seabream in Japan

The fish

Japanese

マダイ · madai

Scientific name

Pagrus major

Typical size

30–80 cm (12–31 in)

Water

Saltwater

Across the year

The best month at any of the 8 places we have checked. Each place has its own window, and the season elsewhere in Japan may differ.

Where we have checked it

These are examples, not a complete list. Red Seabream is caught far more widely in Japan than the 8 waters below. We list a place only once we have worked out which rules apply there, so the absence of a water means we have not checked it — not that the fish is missing.

• Tokyo BayTokyo / Chiba · SaltwaterApril, May and June are the prime months.
• Sagami BayKanagawa · SaltwaterApril, May and June are the prime months.
• Ise Bay & TobaMie · SaltwaterApril, May and June are the prime months.
• Osaka Bay & Awaji IslandHyogo · SaltwaterApril, May and June are the prime months.
• Hagi & Sea of Japan coastYamaguchi · SaltwaterApril, May and June are the prime months.
• Seto Inland SeaHiroshima / Ehime · SaltwaterApril, May and June are the prime months.
• Goto IslandsNagasaki · SaltwaterApril, May and June are the prime months.
• Genkai SeaFukuoka / Saga · SaltwaterApril, May and June are the prime months.