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Effects of Sustainable Fisheries Certification on Fishery Stocks

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K12789
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 07040:Economic policy-related
Research InstitutionPolicy Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (2021-2023)
Fisheries Research and Education Agency (2018-2020)

Principal Investigator

Wakamatsu Hiroki  農林水産省農林水産政策研究所, その他部局等, 研究員 (90722778)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords持続可能な漁業 / 漁業資源 / 水産エコラベル / 持続可能性認証 / 神戸チャート / クラスター分析 / 回帰分析 / 差分の差分法 / エコラベル / 資源経済学 / 乱獲
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Under the research question of whether sustainable fishery certification affects fishery resources, this study matched publicly available stock levels and fishing pressure with certified fisheries and compared certified and non-certified stock levels and fishing pressure. We also verified whether the scores of the assessment items conducted at the time of certification were related in any way to the stock and catch. The results showed that from the first year of certification to the last year of available data, stock abundance increased and fishing pressure decreased for certified fisheries, while stock abundance decreased and fishing pressure increased for non-certified fisheries. A correlation was also observed between assessment scores and stock/fishing pressure, indicating that assessment items can be a means of indicating the status of a sustainable fishery.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

水産エコラベルは消費者の持続可能性への需要によって漁業資源を持続可能な方向へ導く手段である。その需要は多くの研究により存在することが判明している反面、資源へ影響を与えているのか、またその審査項目自体に意味があるのか不明であった。本研究は、先行研究に続き、違った側面から持続可能な漁業の状態が非認証漁業よりも良い状態にあることを示すとともに、その審査項目の得点も漁業の持続可能性を表すものとして成立していることを示した。

Report

(7 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020 2018

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Can the Japanese fisheries qualify for MSC certification?2021

    • Author(s)
      Hiroki Wakamatsu, Yutaro Sakai
    • Journal Title

      Marine Pollicy

      Volume: 134 Pages: 1047500-104763

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104750

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Transition of Consumer Preference for Seafood Sustainability in Japan2023

    • Author(s)
      Hiroki Wakamatsu
    • Organizer
      The North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Verifying seafood ecolabeling as a certification of sustainable fish stock2022

    • Author(s)
      Hiroki Wakamatsu
    • Organizer
      Kyoto Environment and Development Seminar
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Correlation between stock abundance of fisheries and MSC certification2022

    • Author(s)
      Hiroki Wakamatsu
    • Organizer
      SEEPSワークショップ2022年大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] エコラベル認証における詳細な評価の正当性の検証と認証後の条件ごとの資源量変動の研究2021

    • Author(s)
      豊福秀人・阪井裕太郎・若松宏樹
    • Organizer
      日本水産学会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The Japanese Fisheries Evaluated by MSC Certification Criteria2020

    • Author(s)
      Hiroki Wakamatsu
    • Organizer
      International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (2021年に延期)
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Which is preferred, MSC or ASC certified Oysters in Japan?2018

    • Author(s)
      Hiroki Wakamatsu
    • Organizer
      International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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