Marine protected areas in Japan: Institutional background and management framework

Nobuyuki Yagi, Akira P. Takagi, Yukiko Takada and Hisashi Kurokura

Marine Policy, 2010, vol. 34, issue 6, 1300-1306

Abstract: Information on the location and area for all MPAs in Japan was collected through a comprehensive survey targeting government officials and local stakeholders. It was verified that at least 1161 MPAs exist in Japan. Of these, 1055 are implemented in conjunction with fishery regulations in the form of no-take zones. More than 30% of the individual MPAs in Japan were established by self-imposed instruments agreed by members of fishery co-management organizations. It was suggested that the autonomous MPAs are not a product of simple altruism, but rather are logical extensions of the tenure system guaranteed by the government legal system.

Keywords: Co-management; Fisheries; co-operative; association; Marine; protected; area; No-take; zone (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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