Changes in the Uses of Whale Resources Over Time

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  • 変容する鯨類資源の利用実態
  • 変容する鯨類資源の利用実態--沖縄県名護ヒートゥ漁を中心として
  • ヘンヨウ スル ゲイルイ シゲン ノ リヨウ ジッタイ オキナワケン ナゴ ヒートゥ リョウ オ チュウシン ト シテ
  • An Example Using the Hand-harpoon Fishery of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
  • 沖縄県名護ヒートゥ漁を中心として

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<p>Hetu fishing is a type of coastal whaling which has operated since the beginning of the Meiji era, in the area now known as Nago, located within the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa. Hetu fishermen hunt small cetaceans such as pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins, and meat from this fishery was distributed within Nago area and consumed by the local population before the international moratorium on commercial whaling. Since the moratorium however, the majority of whale meat caught in the district has been used to supplement the supply in the Japanese mainland. As a consequence, the supply of whale meat to the Nago region has been significantly reduced. Indeed, the total allowable whale catch for the whole of the Okinawa prefecture has decreased since 2006.</p><p>The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationships between whale resources and local societies, as well as to examine the changes in the use of whale resources in Nago.</p>

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