Co-management in Japanese coastal fisheries: institutional features and transaction costs |
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Institution: | 1. School of Economics, Shanghai University, 99 Baoshan Road, Shanghai 200444, PR China;2. Georg-August-University Goettingen, Buesgenweg 3, D-37077 Goettingen, Germany;3. School of Economics and Management, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, PR China |
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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. |
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