A Study on Crisis Responses of Herring Fishermen and Fishing Communities in Modern Hokkaido

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K13582
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Human geography
• Research Institution: Aichi Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: HATTORI Ayumi 愛知県立大学, 日本文化学部, 准教授 (70708370)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: ニシン漁業 / 北海道 / 漁家経営 / 歴史地理学 / 地方紙

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, information on the modern Hokkaido herring fishery, including herring, was organized and a database was created linking it to the location of fishing grounds. The relationship among regions through fishing was examined by analyzing the transition of fixed fishery rights. The study also examined how herring fishermen and herring fishing communities managed and survived during the period of declining herring catches from various viewpoints and in a comprehensive manner.

Free Research Field

人文地理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の意義は，盛衰の激しさや漁家数の多さから不透明であったニシン漁家の全容について，定置漁業権データベースを作成し，全体像を把握したことと，ニシン漁獲量が異なる地域間の漁業権変遷の差異やニシン漁家・漁獲地域の対策を見出したことにある．定置漁業権データベースは，ニシン漁業史研究にとどまらず，近代北海道史や漁業史研究の基盤となる．また，近代北海道ニシン漁業を事例に考察した危機対応は，過去の事実を明らかにするのみならず，災害への対応，不況の時代をいかに乗り切るかという指針を示し，現在，未来に向けて発信する点においても，社会的意義があると考えられる．