Fisheries Heritages &Sustainable Blue-Tourism
Evonne Yiu
Research Associate
United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)
Operating Unit Ishikawa Kanazawa (OUIK)
yiu@unu.edu

Coastal Fisheries

Source: WWF2

Why coastal seas and coastal fisheries?
• Coastal seas are vital fish habitats
where fish spawn, breed, feed, orgrow to maturity– “cradles of marine life”• For eg. in Japan• 85% of Japanese fishers operate incoastal fisheries• Coastal fisheries 21% of total fisheryyield• 44% fishery yield from coastal seas if
combined with sea aquaculture• Most coastal fisheries are
traditional fisheries that practicesustainable fishing methods andresource management

Fisheries Yield in Japan (2017) – 4,300,000 tons
Inland1%Inland aquaculture
Pelagic
1%
7%

Sea aquaculture
23%

Offshore
47%
Coastal21%3Pelagic

Offshore

CoastalSea aquaculture

InlandInland aquaculture

Created with data source from MAFF, 2016

Fisheries related heritage systems
Fisheries related Heritage Systems in Japan, China & Korea (as at Aug 2018)3

Mud bout(Bosung)JAPAN GIAHS

Women skin divers (Jeju)

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Noto’s Satoyama &Satoumi (Ishikawa)Ayu of Nagara
River(Gifu)

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KOREA KIFHS

Integrated Forestry,Agriculture &Fisheries(Kunisaki-Usa, Oita)

Tidal flat salt-making (Sinan)

JAPAN NIAHS
Bamboo Weirs(Namhae)

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Shrimp aquaculture (Wando)

Korea: All coastal systems.
No GIAHS as yet.

Deqing Freshwater Pearl
Aquaculture (Zhejiang)

Gaoyou Lake Wetland
Agriculture (Jiangsu)

CHINA NIAHS

Xiuning Mountain Spring
Water Fish Culture(Anhui)

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CHINA
GIAHS

Nishikori carp & ricecultivation (Nagaoka,Niigata)

Women skin divers & pearl
aquaculture (Ise-Toba,Mie)

Japan: Mostly coastal systems.
NIAHS are aquaculture-based.

Qingtian Rice Fish Culture(Zhejiang)

China: All aquaculture and inland fisheries

Dong‘s Rice Fish Duck(Guizhou)

Huzhou Mulberry-Fish Dyke(Zhejiang)

4Noto’s Satoyama and Satoumi
Salt making

Seaweed gathering

Wajima Morning Market
Turban Shellfish

Octopus fishing
Agehama-salt

WakameseaweedAma (Women skin diving fishers)

Isaza fishing
SquidsAbaloneMullet watch towers fishing

Crab basket fishing

Silver mullet

Kano crab

Amaebi shrimps

Sea Cucumber

Fixed Net Fishing

Shiragai Shellfish

Hakui Chirihama
Beach DrivewayOysters

Baigai Shellfish
Dolphin Watching

Skin diving fishers (Male)
AmberjackRock oysters

Akanishi Shellfish

Traditional fishing, marine resource management, salt making etc arebeing inherited and conserved through sustainably using these local
fishery and tourism resources
5Revival of Traditional Fisheries:
Anamizu Town
(Noto GIAHS)

Fisherman Mr Masaki Iwata & me

THE FISHERY HERITAGE

ENVIRONMENT / SCENERY

Shigaura & Ninzaki Satoumi SeascapeMullet-fishing watch tower

FISHERYHERITAGE

FOOD CULTUREFISHERY PRODUCTGrey mullet

Grey mullet sashimi

Grey mullet ochatsuke(tea over rice)

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OUIK Satoumi Lecture Series, Seminar & Symposium(2015-7)

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4th Lecture: “Satoumi Blue Tourism of Hakui City”

Chirihama Beach:
The only drive-through beach in Japan

Sand castle festival in summer
Natural Rock Oysters

Sakura shellfish on Chirihama Beach

Jet skiing competition

Shirogai (shellfish)

Not only beach recreation activities, but also ecotourism incorporating
environmental education and development of blue-tourism to experience the8fishing village life in the area and enjoy the local seafoodBlue Tourism in Coastal Seas9

Identifying Tourism Resourcesin Fisheries Heritages
Fisheries-related assets

Source: European Union, 2014, Fisheries and Tourism: Creating benefits for the community, Farnet Guide 910

Catering to customer needs• Anticipate customers’ needs• The Customer Journey• Enhance accessibility• Information• Transportation• Reservations• Guided experiences• Educate• Tourist manner• Environment and fisheries• Take-away messages• Captivate interest• Impress with sincerity• Hands on experience• Build loyalty and continue support
Graphic Source: Farnet Guide 9 (EU, 2014)• “Fan-club” of repeaters• Direct sale and delivery of products• Word-of-mouth
11Fishing Village Tourism• Key components
Activities x Gastronomy xAccommodation• Success factors• Product quality• Seasonality• TimingSource: Farnet Guide 9 (EU, 2014)• Sustainability• Environmental• Economic• Social
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Conclusion• Fisheries Heritage Tourism can• make up for fishers’ income lost during recovery period ofmarine resources• not only boosts local economy, but also pride andconfidence of local residents• educate importance to conserve coastal marine ecosystems
and fisheries heritage through sustainable use• but should• have key messages and long term vision• involve multi-stakeholders to plan governance mechanisms
and management strategies• not be at the expense of the heritage system itself
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