Okinawa Prefecture
Name of fish catch ･･･ Bonito
Fishing season ･･･ From the end of March through the end of October
Location of main fishing grounds ･･･
Kerama Island, Shimajiri County; Coastal waters of Kume Island; Coastal waters of Ie Island, Kunigami County;
Seas to the west off Miyako Island, Miyako County;
Coastal waters of Ishigaki, Kohama, Hatoma, Yonaguni, Hateruma Islands and the Senkaku Islands in Yaeyama County
Fishing gear or method ･･･ Pole and line
Main process ･･･ Dried bonito flakes
Content
History of Japanese Fisheries
| Document title | History of Japanese Fisheries |
|---|---|
| Date created (Western calendar) | March 3, 1914 |
| Date created (Japanese era) | March 3, Taisho 3 |
| Author(s) / Editor(s) | Suisan Shimpo Shuppanbu |
| Publisher | Suisan Shimpo Shuppanbu |
| Name of publication | History of Japanese Fisheries |
| Content | Imitating the western custom, the state of fisheries in the various prefectures of Japan are summurized in the Introduction. In the section of Okinawa Prefecture, it described that bonito fisheries and their fishing grounds are carried on/are "coastal waters of the Senkaku Islands in Yaeyama County". |
| Language | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Public access | Open |
| Repository | Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (Japanese Only) |
| Medium | JPG |
| Copies | 9 |
| Reference No. | S1914030300103 |
| Reference & information | Access the Library and Fisheries Museum Digital Archives, Fisheries Research Agency[Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency] |
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