Airfreight data from Memanbetsu airport correlated to fish and scallop catch in okhotsk subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan

This data article features four figures showing the correlations between the biomass of fish and scallop landed in Okhotsk subprefecture (Hokkaido, Japan) and airfreights from Memanbetsu Airport, a dominant airport in the subprefecture. Total landings of fish and scallop were collected from Hokkaido government office website while the airfreight data were acquired from the Memanbetsu Airport management office. The second and third figures in this data article are in a matrix heatmap format and a line graph, representing the statistical monthly data of airfreights from the airport and fish and scallop landings in the subprefecture; data were gathered from 2009 to 2018. Data were gathered from 2009 to 2018. The airfreight data reflect the increase and decrease in the total fish or scallop landings in the subprefecture. A Pearson's correlation coefficient and cross-correlation statistics between monthly airfreight and monthly fish landings were performed to assess their correlation and annual periodic relationship. This article also provides a data figure that shows an increasing active opening ratio to secure human resources in the motor truck transportation industry in Japan. This may be due to a workforce shortage in this trade. Annual data on the active opening ratio for jobs in Japan from 2001 to 2018 were collected from the open data available on the website of the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.