Societal History of Fisheries and Educational Background - Study on the Relationship between Fisheries and Educational Background -

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24780216
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Agro-economics
• Research Institution: Kagoshima University
• Principal Investigator: SASAKI Takafumi 鹿児島大学, 農水産獣医学域水産学系, 助教 (00518954)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 漁業 / 学歴資格 / 学歴社会 / 水産教育 / 水産高校 / 公立漁業研修所 / 外国人技能実習制度 / インドネシア

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Japanese fisheries are shrinking. Amidst this situation, the motivation to study at educational institutions for fishermen has decreased, and the ties between education and employment are growing weaker. One factor is the decline of pelagic fishery as a dominant industry. This present situation is in contrast to the previous generation where fishery schools that produced human resources in pelagic fishery had the support of the old warrior class; and to the situation in the 1970s, when fishery high schools displayed their presence until the establishment of the 200 nautical mile system.
However,today,educational background is regarded as more important for the Indonesian laborers who support Japanese fishing. Coming to Japan as technical trainees means that they must have an educational background from fishery schools. It is shown that transforming industrial structures and the transition to a global labor have an impact on the relationship between fisheries and educational background.

Free Research Field

漁業経済学