Trends and Problems in the Reorganization of the Production Structure of the Japanese Fishery Industry

Creators Itakura Nobuaki

Over the past several years, the production structure of Japanese fisheries has continued to decline. Specifically, there has been a decrease in the number of fishery management entities, fishery workers, and fishing vessels. As a result of these dilemmas, there is apprehension over the future survival of the Japanese fishery industry. This is a very important issue that needs to be resolved. As a measure toward solving this problem, there is a movement to re-examine methods to reorganize the production structure of the fishery industry by delving into the current fishery policies of present day Japan. This study examines the contents of the reorganization policy, its effect on the fishery establishments, and the difficulties that may arise should this policy be implemented.

[ISSN]0370-9361