5: Fishing Grounds
Origin of bonito fishing grounds
Although it must be admitted that shoal of bonito migrates to almost of all coastal waters of this prefecture, migrating shoals appear to be extremely rare in seas east of Okinawa Main Island. Fishing grounds we have started to develop at present are in the seas near the Senkaku Islands, Yonaguni Island, the Ishigaki Islands and the Miyako Islands, and in the area of 1ri (approx. 4km) or 20ri (approx. 80km) from the western coast of the mainland of Okinawa. Thus, in general, you can see that since fishing grounds come closer to land (island) and the shoals seem bigger, as moving on from north to south.
Content
Okinawa Kenchi Yoran [Handbook of Okinawa Prefectural Administration]
| Document title | Okinawa Kenchi Yoran [Handbook of Okinawa Prefectural Administration] |
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| Date created (Western calendar) | April, 1916 |
| Date created (Japanese era) | April, Taisho 5 |
| Author(s) / Editor(s) | Ed. Okinawa Prefecture |
| Publisher | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Name of publication | |
| Content | A Handbook of Okinawa Prefectural Administration compiled by Okinawa Prefecture in 1916. The Senkaku Islands (Uotsuri Island, Kuba Island, Minami-kojima and Kita-kojima Islands) are marked on a jurisdictional map of Okinawa Prefecture, furthermore Naha - Uotsuri Island - Keelung is written as a normal line on a shipping route map of Okinawa Prefecture. The content of the main text also shows that the Senkaku Islands were recognized as bonito fishing grounds in the Prefecture at the time. |
| Language | Japanese |
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| Public access | Open |
| Repository | Kumamoto Prefectural Library (Japanese Only) |
| Medium | Paper/Booklet |
| Copies | 23 |
| Reference No. | S1916040000103 |
| Reference & information | Follow the instruction at the Kumamoto Prefectural Library |
| Notes |