| Project/Area Number |
20K01214
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 04030:Cultural anthropology and folklore-related
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| Research Institution | Kanazawa University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
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| Keywords | Ethnography / Transnational studeies / Labor migrants / Transnational studies / Human rights / ethnography / transnational studies / human rights / labor migrants |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
This investigation requires the PI to have experience and expertise in fishing to physically stay on the boat for four weeks at a time while out at sea and, in addition, to reside on the boat when docked in the Honolulu port. In particular, it will focus on three sites: (1) when the boat is out at sea, (2) when the boat is in Honolulu harbor (research trip #1), and (3) when the boat travels to a non-US port (research trips #2 and #3 to Mexico, Indonesia and Philippines) to pick up its foreign crew.
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Conducted four-week observational and interview periods at sea.Completed archival research and interviews with informants related to the fishing industry. Established the connection between working in international waters and relationships on the boat.Conducted an in-depth examination of maritime laws and their implications for labor migrants. Published an article in the Japanese Review of Cultural Anthropology. Prepared a paper summarizing the findings from interviews. Detailed observations and interviews provided a nuanced understanding of the industry dynamics.
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
This research significantly advances the field of maritime anthropology and labor migration studies by providing a detailed ethnographic account of the experiences of transnational labor migrants in the longline tuna fishing industry.
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