| Project/Area Number |
20K12303
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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 64060:Environmental policy and social systems-related
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| Research Institution | Sophia University |
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Principal Investigator |
伊藤 毅 上智大学, 国際教養学部, 教授 (10646863)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
渡邉 剛弘 上智大学, 国際教養学部, 准教授 (50439337)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2020)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Keywords | Ecology and Society / Salmon Aquaculture / Social Institutions / Climate Change / Adaptation / Resilience / Sustainability / Social-Ecological System / Salmon / Environmental Governance |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
This research examines the rapidly developing aquaculture of salmon and its impacts on Japans society and environment. While the bulk of previous studies have focused on cost efficiency, little has been studied about the social and ecological implications of salmon aquaculture. We see aquaculture as a socio-economic enterprise that disconnects salmon from their native ecology through the technology of enclosures. By employing SES analysis, we investigate how the enclosure of a particular species influence the resilience and sustainability of existing ecological systems.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
This year was the first year of this research grant. Due to the travel ban amid the global pandemic COVID-19, we focused on surveying the state of salmon aquaculture in Japan. More specifically, we compiled a database of salmon farms in Japan. Our survey shows there are a total of 56 such farms in various locations throughout the country. We also identified different investors, brand names, types of farming, production volume and sales of these farms. Then, we selected a few farms for interviews, and conducted phone interviews with the farms and made plans for visits (visits were cancelled due to the pandemic situation). We also reviewed the existing literature and data on salmon aquaculture, census data and white papers concerning salmon aquaculture published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry and the Fisheries Agency. We compiled the history of salmon fishery including traditional salmon catch methods practiced by the Ainu people in Hokkaido, and current industry-related information.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
The outbreak and spread of COVID-19 in early 2020 prevented us from conducting fieldwork. We are currently doing what we can—i.e., reviewing the existing literature and updating ourselves with current news and developments in salmon aquaculture.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
Because it is difficult to predict the outlook of the pandemic situation, our research plans for 2021 include research activities that do not involve travel. While we remain cautious about the spread of the pandemic, we will wait for the right timing of conducting fieldwork when vaccines become available to wider age groups of people in Japan towards the end of the year. When the state of emergency and related bans are lifted, we will make preliminary visits to case study sites to meet stakeholders, conduct interviews, gather existing data, and collect exploratory data on river and coastal environments.
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