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History of Japanese Fisheries

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

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)New Window
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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