A Study on the Current State of Fishing Communities in Japan by Fisheries Census

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  • 漁業センサスにみるわが国の漁村地域の現状
  • ギョギョウ センサス ニ ミル ワガクニ ノ ギョソン チイキ ノ ゲンジョウ

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<p>The purpose of this paper is to clarify the actual state of today’s fishing communities using the results of 2018 Fisheries Census in Japan. </p><p>In our country, more than 80% of districts experienced a decrease in the number of fisheries management bodies in 10 years from 2008 to 2018.　There were also 114 districts with no fishery management bodies in 2018.　In addition, the number of fishing districts with more than 50% of fishermen aged 65 and older increased in 10 years from 2008 to 2018.　The pace of aging in the fishing industry is gradually accelerating.</p><p>Securing successors is important for the stable existence of fishing communities, but nearly half of all fishing districts have less than 10% of fisheries management bodies with successors.　On the other hand, the ratio of securing successors varies considerably from district to district.　The common characteristics of the fishing districts with high succession rates in Hokkaido showed that the succession rate tended to be determined to some extent by types of fisheries and the level of the fishing income.</p><p>The efforts for fisheries management are being implemented by fishers in about 90% of the target districts.　The result shows that fisher’s awareness of resource management is widely spread in Japan.　In addition, activities for the revitalization of fishing communities utilizing various local resources have been widely conducted in fishing districts across the country. </p><p>From the above, we can see that the number of fishers has been steadily declining and aging in Japan, and there are some districts that are in danger of existing in the future.　It is also true, however, that the current state of fishing district is different depending on natural, social, and economic conditions.　We need to deepen our understanding of the conditions for existing of today’s fishing communities from the field survey, and to examine the possibility of realizing a sustainable society based on fishery.</p>

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