Processing insect abundance: trading and fishing of zazamushi in Central Japan (Nagano Prefecture, Honshū Island)

Table 2 Annual number of licenced zazamushi fishermen and average catch per fisherman (source: Ina Fishermen’s Association)

Year	No. of fishermen	Total catch (kg)	Average catch per fisherman (kg)	Year	No. of fishermen	Total catch (kg)	Average catch per fisherman (kg)
1960	22	N/A	−	1992	46	1800	39.13
1961	8	N/A	−	1993	52	3100	59.61
1962–71	N/A	N/A	−	1994	78	2200	28.20
1972	14	N/A	−	1995	70	2200	31.43
1973	21	N/A	−	1996	73	2000	27.39
1974	17	N/A	−	1997	72	1200	16.66
1975	22	N/A	−	1998	63	600	9.52
1976	N/A	N/A	−	1999	33	100	3.03
1977	41	N/A	−	2000	39	700	17.9
1978	48	N/A	−	2001	41	1300	31.70
1979	40	N/A	−	2002	57	1600	28.07
1980	23	N/A	−	2003	56	1200	21.42
1981	8	N/A	−	2004	16	200	12.5
1982	40	N/A	−	2005	50	1600	32
1983	19	N/A	−	2006	27	432	16
1984	43	12,000	27.91	2007	18	N/A	−
1985	19	890	18.16	2008	42	N/A	−
1986	43	12,000	27.91	2009	28	N/A	−
1987	71	16,000	22.53	2010	30	N/A	−
1988	53	600	11.32	2011	18	N/A	−
1989	29	100	3.44	2012	24	N/A	−
1990	57	230	4.03	2013	11	N/A	−
1991	21	100	4.76	2014	13	N/A	−

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