The northern hemisphere fish include herring, salmon, trout and cod, whereas, among the southern hemisphere fish, there are a large number of yellow tails that somewhat belongs to the temperate zone fish variety but the representative warm water fish such as bonito and tuna are hardly ever caught.
北方系の魚類としては、ニシン、サケ、マス、タラなどがあり、南方系の魚類としてはやや温帯性に属するブリが多いが、代表的な暖水魚であるカツオ、マグロなどはほとんど漁獲されない。