Co-management in Japanese coastal fisheries: institutional features and transaction costs

Mitsutaku Makino and Hiroyuki Matsuda

Marine Policy, 2005, vol. 29, issue 5, 441-450

Abstract: This paper presents the institutional history and features of Japanese coastal fishery management, including the past decade's major legislative developments. In Japan, local resource users have been the principal decision makers in fishery resource management. Under the current Fishery Law, resource conservation is an integral part of resource use. Coordination of fisheries' issues, such as rights/license distribution and local regulations, is achieved by multilevel coordinating organizations. Government and/or research institutes provide support with planning, scientific advice, etc. A brief analysis of Kanagawa Prefecture suggests that the fisheries transaction costs, especially the monitoring, enforcement and compliance costs, are remarkably low.

Keywords: Resource; management; Institution; History; Co-management; Coastal; areas; Japan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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