Naval District Saury Festival

The Naval District Saury Festival (鎮守府秋刀魚祭り) is an annually held mini-event that started back in October 9th, 2015 and lasted till October 30th, 2015. The main theme of the campaign centers around collecting Pacific Saury from various parts of the Ocean Waters which can be collected to exchanged for various resources and for completing quests that are tied to the annually held campaign which can reward various rewards and ultimately a "Big Catch Flag" which can be placed up as a decoration in your main base to signify that you've completed the quests for the season.

The mini event has return on October 21st, 2016 with the same theme, but a whole new set of quests along with a brand new "Big Catch Flag" for the year and will last till November 4th, 2016.

The Third Annual Naval District Saury Festival began on September 29th, 2017 and ran for 2 weeks and ran in collaboration with the Naval District Saury Festival in Yokohama

The 4th Annual Naval District Saury Festival is set to begin on October 10th, 2018 and will serve as a tie-in Collaboration to the Second Naval District Saury Festival (Live Event) which was launched on October 5th, 2018 across Japan.

How to Obtain

Pacific Saury can be obtained from several maps during the event. They drop more frequently than the Hishimochi, but will require appropriate equipment to do so.

 
Pacific Saury has been successfully caught!

Fish can only be found in certain sortie maps; when your fleet go to certain sortie maps and enters battle, Special Saury Festvial themed music will cue.

 
Pacific Saury drop

Within the fishing zones, your fleet must battle the abyssal fleet and score an S rank (or an A rank in World 3). Upon completion, you will have a chance for saury to drop. After the battle, you might receive a notification that you have fished some saury and will then receive it prior to any ship drops.

The Pacific saury cannot be used for anything by itself; you must collect several of them in order to "cook" them to make them into resources or a new seasonal item.

In order to raise your chance of obtaining Pacific saury, you will need to use specific equipment (note that multiple pieces synergize). According to the Dev's Tweet [1] they mention that you need to use equipment in order to "Search", "Gather", and "Locate" the Pacific Saury. Based on that information alone, it suggests that it hints that in order to find the fish you'll need to "Search" with a  Sonar, "Gather" the fish with a  Searchlight, "Locate" them with  Skilled Lookouts, and you can use "explosive" Depth Charges  .

With 2017, they added in a Scout and Sweep for fish using a variety if planes which includes,  Seaplane Scouts,  Carrier based Scouting planes,   Flying Boats,   Swordfish and   GyroCopters.

You can also stack equipment to improve your success rate with scoring a Pacific Saury.

In addition, Destroyer Escorts such as Shimushu, Kunashiri, Etorofu, and Matsuwa can be used to help boost the chances of scoring fish as well.

You can hold up to a maximum of 99 Raw Pacific Saury at a time without cooking them.

Overfishing

Overfishing can result if a player fishes a map for too long result in the Saury drop rate to drastically decrease. The exact cause of overfishing is not exactly determined as of this point but it is recommended that if the Saury drop rate decreases on a map to take a break from it and fish in another map that has Saury. Saury drop rates should recover in due time.

In additon, using Depth Charges   can also speed up the effects of overfishing if used too much. So please be careful how much you use them.

Fishing Zones

Saury have higher chances of dropping in the fishing zones within 1-5 and 1-6, all of world 3, and in 6-1 and 6-5.

  • 1-1 : Node B , Node C (Boss Node)
  • 1-5 : Node H, Node I, Node J (Boss Node) (Boss Node)
  • 1-6: Node I, Node J
  • 3-1 : Node G (Boss Node)
  • 3-2 : Node J, Node K, Node L (Boss Node)
  • 3-3 : Node G, Node K, Node M (Boss Node)
  • 3-4 : Node M, Node P (Boss Node)
  • 3-5 : Node E, Node K (boss Node)
  • 6-1 : Node H、Node J、Node K (Boss Node)
  • 6-5 : Node D, Node F, Node I、Node J, Node M (Boss Node)


This guide shows the locations where saury can be found along with some basic tips for procuring and exchanging saury.

Limited-Time Ship Drops

2018 Limited-Time Ship Drops

During this event, you can obtain Destroyer Escorts from these maps at the Boss Node (unless otherwise stated)

In addition to this, the destroyer Isokaze drop in the following locaitions:

2017 Limited-Time Ship Drops

During this event, you can obtain Destroyer Escorts from these maps at the Boss Node (unless otherwise stated)

Matsuwa will only drop from 1-5 if you do not already have her

Cooking Pacific Saury

When you have obtained enough Pacific Saury, you can use a specific amount to cook up a saury-based meal and then trade it in for resources.

When you reach the item menu section you can choose between the following methods of cooking the Pacific Saury.

 
The Saury Cooking Options as displayed on the Item Menu

     


The three options for preparation are Sashimi, Grilled and Salted or Kabayaki

Cooking Method Exchange Rate Reward
File:Sashimi.png
Sashimi
File:Saury Trade 1.png x300 ammo
x150 steel
File:Grilled Salted.png
Grilled and Salted
File:Saury Trade 2.png x1 Improvement Material
x3 Construction Material
File:Kabayaki.png
Kabayaki
File:Saury Trade 3.png x1 Canned Saury
x3 Instant Repairs

Remember that once the event is over all saury will expire and will be destroyed upon maintenance. So before the event ends, be sure to use your saury for cooking or preserve it as canned saury.

Saury Quests

During the time of the Saury Mini Event, there will be a list of limited time quests that you can complete while the event is active. The following quests are as followed based on the year the event was held:

Pacific Saury 2018 Quests

ID Prereq. Quest Name (Original)
Quest Name (Translated)
Description Rewards Note
        Other
SB27 秋刀魚漁:今秋の「秋刀魚」も上々ね!
Saury Fishing: This autumn's saury is exciting too, right?
Expand the fishing grounds and catch three sauries, ok? Let's sortie! Waters adjacent to the Base as well as Northern Sea Area and Central Sea Area are all great for saury fishing!
  • Take a fleet and battle in the fishing grounds and collect a total of 3 Saury
600 0 0 0 Choose one of the following Rewards
x6 Development Materials
or
x2 Searchlight
or
x3 Battle Rations
and
Choose one of the following Rewards
x1 Type 3 SONAR
or
x1 Skilled Lookouts
or
x3 Improvement Materials
Quest details is spoken as if it was said by Ooshio
One time only.

SB28 SB27 秋刀魚漁任務:大切な漁場、ここは譲れません!
Pacific Saury Fishing: I will not yield these important fishing grounds!
Saury Fishing: I see... We should secure the fishing grounds and ensure a catch of ten sauries, huh? Roger. Huh? Fishing in the same area for a while will cause overfishing effect? Heh, it's not a problem. We'll just switch the grounds.
  • Take a fleet and battle in the fishing grounds and collect a total of 10 Saury.
1000 1000 0 0 Choose one of the following Rewards
x1 Type 95 Depth Charge
or
x2 Daihatsu-class Landing Craft
or
x1 Action Report
and
Choose one of the following Rewards
x2 WG42
or
x2 Reinforcement Expansion
or
x1 Night Operation Aviation Personnel
Quest details is spoken as if it was said by Kaga
One time only.

SB29 SB28 秋刀魚漁:大量ですね…助かります。
Pacific Saury Fishing: Big Catch, huh? We'll help.
Saury Fishing: Thanks to everybody's hard work, we've managed to secure such a large amount of sauries this Autumn as well. We're really grateful. Could you find strength for one more time? Please bear with us a little longer.
  • Take a fleet and battle in the fishing grounds and collect a total of 30 Saury.
3000 3000 3000 1000 x1 Type 18 Big Catch Flag
and
Choose one of the following Rewards
x1 GFCS Mk.37
or
x1 Type 17 Big Catch Flag
or
x1 Type 16 Big Catch Flag
Quest details is spoken as if it was said by Akagi
One time only.

Pacific Saury 2017 Quests

ID Prereq. Quest Name (Original)
Quest Name (Translated)
Description Rewards Note
        Other
SB24 B6 秋刀魚漁:「秋刀魚」を収穫する所存です!
Pacific Saury Fishing: I will try to gather sauries!
Support Fishing Operation: Spread out and begin fishing through the fall season in the Coastal Waters, Northern Waters, and Central Waters? I understand! Defeat the enemy fleet, secure the fishing ground and obtain a total of 4 Raw Saury! I'll leave to food preparations to someone else!
  • Take a fleet and battle in the fishing grounds and collect a total of 4 Saury
800 0 0 0 Choose one of the following Rewards
x1 Furniture Fairy
or
x4 Improvement Materials
and
Choose one of the following Rewards
x1 Type 3 SONAR
or
x1 Searchlight
or
x4 Battle Rations
Quest details is spoken as if it was said by Asashio
One time only.

SB25 SB24 秋刀魚漁:漁を全力で支援する覚悟です!
Pacific Saury Fishing: All hands on deck, provide fishing support!
Secure the Fishing Ground and Collect a total of 12 Pacific Saury? That sound a bit tough, but it's alright! It's going to look bad if we overfish too much. Let's change waters so we can let the fishing grounds have a rest.
  • Take a fleet and battle in the fishing grounds and collect a total of 12 Saury.
1200 1200 0 0 Choose one of the following Rewards
x1 Daihatsu-class Landing Craft
or
x1 WG42
or
x1 New Aviation Armament Materials
and
Choose one of the following Rewards
x2 Swordfish
or
x2 Shiden Kai 2
or
x1 Skilled Pilot
Quest details is spoken as if it was said by Michishio
One time only.

SB26 SB25 秋刀魚漁:どーんっ!揚げ揚げで大漁です!
KABOOM! It's a big catch! Fried and grilled even!
KABOOM! Alrighty everyone, get pumped and wrap this saury fishing season up! That's right, we're gonna fry and grill these fishes! Let's suppress the Abyssal ships at the fishing grounds, secure the areas, and ditch any bad catch you get! Get cracking!
  • Take a fleet and battle in the fishing grounds and collect a total of 30 Saury.
3000 3000 3000 1000 x1 Type 17 Big Catch Flag
and
Choose one of the following Rewards
x1 Type124 ASDIC
or
x1 TBF
or
x1 Type 16 Big Catch Flag
Quest details is spoken as if it was said by Ooshio
One time only.

Pacific Saury 2016 Quests

ID Prereq. Quest Name (Original)
Quest Name (Translated)
Description Rewards Note
        Other
SB12 秋刀魚漁:きらりーん!秋刀魚漁支援!
Saury Fishing: Kararin~! Saury Fishing Support!
Deploy into the fishing ground and eliminate the enemy forces in route and collect a total of at least 3 Saury! Coastal Waters, such as the Northern Waters and somewhere in the Central Waters can be great locations to go Saury fishing!
  • Take a fleet and battle in the fishing grounds and collect a total of 3 Saury
500 0 0 0 x1 Type 3 SONAR
x1 Furniture fairy
One time only.

SB13 SB12 秋刀魚漁:もっともーっと秋刀魚漁!
Saury Fishing: Even More Saury Fishing!
It may be very hard work to catch Saury at times on some fishing grounds! The may be because your over fishing in the same waters which is making it hard to catch fish there! Let's change to other parts of the sea!
  • Take a fleet and battle in the fishing grounds and collect a total of 8 Saury
1000 1000 0 0 Choose one of the following Rewards
x1 Daihatsu
x1 Searchlight
x1 WG42
You can only choose one reward from the three items presented
One time only.

SB14 SB13 秋刀魚漁:最新鋭の秋刀魚!もっとぉ!
Saury Fishing: State of the Art Saury! Keep em Coming!
It's been a real struggle, but see, we're a state-of-the-art saury fishing support fleet, yeah? Let's go all out with the new, improved, state-of-the-art saury fishing! Here we go!
  • Take a fleet and battle in the fishing grounds and collect a total of 24 Saury
3000 3000 3000 1000 Choose one of the following Rewards
x1 Type 96 150cm Searchlight
x1 Big Catch Flag (2015 Edition)
x1 Big Catch Flag (2016 Edition)
You can only choose one reward from the three items presented
One time only.

Pacific Saury 2015 Quests

ID Prereq. Quest Name (Original)
Quest Name (Translated)
Description Rewards Note
        Other
SB3 秋刀魚漁:「秋刀魚」を収穫しよう!
Saury Fishing! Let's go harvest some "Saury"!
As you defeat the enemy fleet to expand along the fishing grounds around the Coastal waters and the Northern Waters, gather 3 Saury!
  • Take a fleet and battle in the fishing grounds and collect a total of 3 Saury
300 0 0 0 x1 Type 93 SONAR
x1 furniture fairy
One time only.

SB4 SB3 秋刀魚漁:「秋刀魚」をもっと収穫しなきゃ!
Saury Fishing! You must harvest more "Saury"!
If that wasn't hard enough, now let's harvest a total of 10 saury to ensure the safety of the fishing grounds!
  • Take a fleet and battle in the fishing grounds and collect a total of 10 Saury
550 0 0 0 x1 Type 3 SONAR
x3 Irako
Saury from the previous quest are carried over
One time only.

SB5 SB4 秋刀魚漁:もっと頑張ってもいいのよ!
Saury Fishing! There's no need to hold back!
I know Saury fishing is difficult, but keep up the good work!
  • Take a fleet and battle in the fishing grounds and collect a total of 30 Saury
800 300 300 300 x1 Type 4 SONAR
x1 Good Catch Flag
Saury from the previous quest are carried over
One time only.

These quest will only be available for the duration of the Saury Fishing Event; once the event is over, these quests will no longer be accessible.

Music

The following songs have been used for the Naval District Saury Festival Mini Event :

Song Title Location it plays Notes
Naval District Suary Festival
(鎮守府秋刀魚祭り)
Play
In fishing locations in Areas 1, 3 and 6 (execption: 1-1) From Naval District Saury Festival 2015
Naval District Suary Festival Kai
(鎮守府秋刀魚祭り改)
Play
In fishing locations in Areas 1, 3 and 6 From Naval District Saury Festival 2016
Kanmusu Ondo
(艦娘音頭)
Play
Boss nodes in fishing locations of Areas 1, 3 and 6 From Naval District Saury Festival 2016
Sung by Tanibe Yumi and also played at the Naval District Saury Festival in Yokohama and has an official dance

Notes

  • While Depth Charges can help you score fish quickly, it will also make the location become depleted from fish much faster causing the overfishing effect to occur sooner. Avoid using them if possible unless you really need to.
  • Pacific Saury and ship drops can be obtained at the same time.
  • Pacific Saury can drop even when your ship capacity is full.
  • Raw Pacific Saury will not stay after the event. Remember to can or cook your fish if you do not want them to go to waste!