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This chapter gives an outline of Japan and her fisheries. General information on Japan, including geography, ocean currents, population, the structure of the national economy, food culture, etc., is followed by an overview of Japanese fisheries sector that includes the principal legal system, administrative structure, insurance system, and other social institutions linked to the Japanese fisheries sector. Fisheries infrastructure, such as fishing grounds, fishing ports and roads, as well as education and statistic system, is included. A different but equally important fisheries infrastructure is the research and promotion of scientific knowledge to local fishers.
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Makino, M. (2011). Introduction. In: Fisheries Management in Japan. Fish & Fisheries Series, vol 34. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1777-0_1
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