Kesennuma City and Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology Collaborative Project "The 3rd Series of Fisheries Seminars to Live with the Sea" Held

2021/ 3/ 11

　On March 2021, 3 (Wednesday), the “Live with the Sea” Continuous Fisheries Seminar was held.

　A large screen was installed in the meeting room of the Kesennuma Fish Market, which was the venue, and the lecture was given online again this time.There were about 60 participants, including the audience who gathered and the online participants.

　From our university, Takahiro Matsui (Associate Professor, Department of Ocean Policy and Culture, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology) will give a lecture on "Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Issues and the Future of Fisheries and Resource Management -Based on Fisheries Policy Reforms-" ' was the theme of the lecture.

　Associate Professor Matsui gave an example of IUU fishing in Japan, and explained that if the amount of catches cannot be accurately grasped, data for scientific resource management cannot be obtained, and the estimation of the amount of resources will be inaccurate, making it difficult to control resources. He also explained the results of an analysis of what kind of impact it would have on the Japanese market.

　On top of that, he explained a paper that reportedly found that 24-36% of the seafood imported into Japan was illegally or unreported. It was pointed out that the price of non-IUU-sourced fishery products would increase if the price of fishery products did not come from IUU fishing.

　In addition, he raised the issue that consumers may be losing money because they may be eating "IUU marine products" that are usually imported from overseas. Is the rise negative for consumers? The depletion of resources has a negative impact on environmental problems, and the protection of marine resources will lead to lower prices for marine products in the long run, which will be positive for consumers. I explained that I work for

　Finally, I explained that the implementation of a catch documentation system and the introduction of traceability is extremely important as a countermeasure against IUU fishing, and that the promotion of the smart fisheries industry is also important in terms of reducing the burden on fishermen. bottom.

　Thank you to everyone who participated.

　At our university, we will continue to take various opportunities to return our research results to society and promote regional collaboration.

　In addition, we would like to inform you about the details of the "Fourth Seminar on Live with the Sea" Series on the Sanriku Satellite website.

　

Seminar venue

Online lecture by Prof. Matsui