1977-1995
Efforts to change the business
| Nissui Events | |
|---|---|
| March 1977 |
The whaling division was abolished. |
| May 1978 |
The Nojima Maru fleet, salmon and trout factory ship canning production was suspended. |
| October 1978 |
EMDEPES founded in Santiago, Chile, as a fishery base. |
| February 1981 |
Technology for condensing EPA was developed. |
| April 1981 |
PESPASA founded in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as a fishery base. |
| May 1981 |
The 70th anniversary of the company's establishment. 
"A History of Seventy Years of Nippon Suisan Kaisha.Ltd." |
| June 1981 |
The trawler Kongo Maru conducted the first Japan-U.S. offshore purchasing. |
| April 1982 |
The "Seafood NOW" advertising campaign began. |
| November 1982 |
The awards ceremony for the first "Umi & Sakana" (ocean and fish) and independent research and artwork contest was held. |
| August 1985 |
UniSea of the U.S. became a wholly-owned Nippon Suisan Group company. |
| June 1986 |
Mineshima Maru left for the final expedition under the U.S.'s Pacific Ocean quota. |
| December 1986 |
"Uo Shiryo" (three volumes) was published in commemoration of the company's 75th anniversary of establishment. |
| March 1987 |
Applied for approval to manufacture "EPA-E Nissui" together with Mochida Pharmaceutical. |
| June 1987 |
Began production of cultured fish feed for salmon at the Onagawa Fish Feed and Oil Plant. |
| September 1987 |
Sales of the household frozen food product "Cook For Me Champon" began. |
| April 1988 |
Approval of Mother ship-type salmon/trout expeditions ended. |
| October 1988 |
Facilities for the production of frozen noodles and rice dishes were added to the Hachioji General Plant. |
| December 1988 |
NISSUI acquired Salmones Antartica S.A., a salmon and trout aquaculture company in Chile. Nippon Suisan (Europe) B.V. was established in the Netherlands. |
| September 1989 |
Sales of the household frozen food product "Cook For Me Yaki Onigiri" began. |
| February 1990 |
Nippon Suisan America Latina S.A. (N.A.L.) was established in Chile. |
| March 1990 |
"NISSUI obtained approval to make ""EPA-E NISSUI,"" a drug substance." |
| April 1990 |
Tsukuba Plant was established |
| August 1990 |
Jointly developed EPA drug "Epadel" with Mochida Pharmaceutical. |
| September 1990 |
UniSea's GLS Plant No. 2(surimi plant) completed. |
| November 1990 |
Presented a plan to the All Japan Seamen's Union for downsizing the fishing business. |
| April 1991 |
"Seafood Sausage" went on sale. |
| June 1991 |
No dividend payment for the 76th year (ended in March 1991) resolved (first since the year ended in March 1951). |
| December 1993 |
The Central Research Laboratory's Oita Marine Biological Technology Center was completed. |
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