Japan's international fisheries policy / / Roger D. Smith

• Autore: Smith Roger <1970-, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (235 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.3/7270952
• Soggetto topico: Fishery management, International - Japan
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Notes on conventions; Introduction: international law, Japanese domestic politics and ocean diplomacy; 1 Mare liberum and the pre-war origins of food security in Japan; 2 Ocean regimes and food system planning under SCAP occupation; 3 Negotiating a regional fisheries system in the North Pacific; 4 The worldwide enclosure movement and restrictive regime claims on fisheries; 5 The precautionary principle, EEZs and fisheries enforcement in the Pacific ; 6 Comprehensive security as national policy and Japan's new fisheries strategy7 Comprehensive security in action: international diplomacy and negotiations; 8 Epistemic norm formation and Japanese whaling policy; 9 Food security and self-sufficiency today; Conclusion; Appendix 1: The international fisheries of Japan: profiles of industry and policy makers; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Few nations rely upon the ocean as much as Japan for livelihood, culture and transport. The seas have long played a vital role for the Japanese, helping to support the economic and social life of a nation that possesses few resources and little arable land, and sustain a population that has nearly tripled in the last century. Fish are a distinctive feature of the Japanese diet, constituting nearly half of all animal protein consumed - the highest rate in the world. The industry itself has provided an impetus for coastal community growth and national economic development over the past century,
• Titolo autorizzato: Japan's international fisheries policy
• ISBN: 1-317-68287-4; 1-315-77392-9; 1-317-68288-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787168503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series.