Number of fishing vessels of major countries and regions

2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Japan	Powered fishing vessels of 10 t or more (those that are actually in operation)	13,115 (10,547)	12,916	12,729	12,447	12,277	12,099 (9,742)	11,782	11,634
China	Powered fishing vessels of 12 m or more	—	—	—	—	—	132,462	136,137	136,863
South Korea	Powered fishing vessels of 12 m or more	9,111	8,890	8,806	8,412	8,252	7,667	7,137	7,135
Taiwan	Powered fishing vessels of 10 t or more	5,871	5,886	5,918	5,859	5,784	5,674	5,585	5,664
Norway	Powered fishing vessels of 12 m or more	1,766	1,655	1,533	1,478	1,459	1,332	1,309	1,287
Spain	Powered fishing vessels of 12 m or more	3,721	3,675	3,612	3,523	3,408	3,290	3,142	2,992
New Zealand	Powered fishing vessels of 12 m or more	706	687	660	618	568	555	543	543

Source: Fisheries Agency, Statistic Tables of Fishing Vessels (data for Japan [registered fishing vessels]), MAFF, Census of Fisheries (data for Japan [vessels actually in operation]), Bureau of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China, China Fisheries Yearbook (data for China), Fisheries Administration, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, Republic of China, Fisheries Statistical Yearbook (data for Taiwan), and OECD, OECD Review of Fisheries: Country Statistics 2012 (data for countries and areas other than Japan, China, and Taiwan).

## (2) Status of international fish and fishery product trade

- As global demand continues to expand, the global trade of fish and fishery products has been increasing both in terms of volume and value. The global import trade volume of fish and fishery products in 2009 reached 33.69 million tons.

## Changes in import trade volume and value of fish and fishery products worldwide

## (3) Japan’s relations in international fisheries (Bilateral and multilateral fishery relations)

- Japan has concluded bilateral fishery agreements with South Korea, China, and Russia, gaining mutual permission to fish within each other's waters under certain conditions. Under these agreements, the coastal state permits and regulates the operations of fishing vessels of the counterparty state.

- Under the Japan-South Korea fishery agreement, provisional waters are established in a part of the Sea of Japan and waters off the southern part of Jeju Island, where the coastal state does not take such regulatory measures. In the provisional waters in the Sea of Japan, South Korean fishing vessels have installed many grill nets and baskets, raising concerns about their adverse impact on fishery resources. Also, there are concerns that Chinese fishing vessels operating in the Japan-China provisional waters and common waters established in the East China Sea, etc. under the Japan-China fishery agreement would have adverse effects on mackerel and horse mackerel resources.

- In April 2013, Interchange Association, Japan (IAJ) and the East Asia Relations Commission of Taiwan agreed on a Japan-Taiwan private sector fisheries arrangement for constructing a fisheries order between Japan and Taiwan.

- In addition, Japan has also secured operations for Japanese fishing vessels based on private contracts and intergovernmental agreements concluded or maintained with various Pacific island countries as well as African countries.

- Japan is promoting appropriate resource management in waters surrounding Japan through bilateral negotiations with South Korea, China, and Russia. Also, Japan advances international fishery resource management by making contributions in both scientific and administrative fields in regional fisheries management organizations.

## (Cooperation in overseas fisheries)

- As part of official development assistance (ODA) efforts, Japan (i) provides grant aid for fisheries (developing fishery-related facilities, providing fishery-related materials and equipment, etc.) so as to contribute to promotion of the fishing industry and to resource management in developing countries, and (ii) provides technical assistance (accepting trainees, transferring or disseminating fishery technology, etc.) to coastal countries where Japanese fishing vessels conduct fishing operations.