What is Environment-friendly fisheries?

I appeared on the NHK TV program "Close-up Gendai (modern)" of July 24, 2007. The title of this program is "Will fish disappear? Seek environment-fiendly fisheries". This is exactly what I usually address.

Japanese fisheries exploit many marine living resources, including sardine, anchovy, Pacific saury ("samma"), sea-urchin, sea-cucumber, and sea-squirt (Matsuda 1996). We have a long series of species based catch statistics of these resources. Therefore, Japanese coastal fisheries monitor the status of marine ecosystems.

We enjoy a huge ecosystem services from marine ecosystems. The landing from fisheries is just a small part of these services. In other words, sustainable fisheries may be supported by rich marine ecosystems.

Therefore, sustainable fisheries may play a role as "keystone" top predator of marine ecosystems. Fisheries are endangered by their own overexploitation, environment degradation, habitat loss caused by development of shore area and rivers, pollution, exotic species and change in world fisheries market. In a similar way to agriculture and forestry, we may recognize the importance of environment-friendly fisheries (FAO).

In addition, if we promote to import products of environment-friendly fisheries, we could contribute on conservation of the world marine ecosystems.

H. Matsuda (1996) Japanese creativity in eco-systems management: the case of fisheries management during 1975-1988. in "Kyoto Conference on Japanese Studies 1994" (ed. International Research Center for Japanese Studies), 2:67-75.

refereed papers (see click)

Book
Principles and methods for ecological risk management, Eds by K.Urano and H. Matsuda, Ohm Inc. http://risk.kan.ynu.ac.jp/matsuda/2007/Ohm.html

magazine and newspaper
[B18] Matsuda H (2007) Why Is the Diversity of Biological Resources Needed?. Farming Japan 41(1):28-33
[K27] Hiroyuki Matsuda(2007) Japan can no longer keep eating so much tuna, Asahi Shimbun/Herald Tribune International, Point of View, Feb 21, 2007
Talks
[F52] Matsuda H, Ohta A, Tatsuzawa S, Takahasi H, Tokita K: A risk management model for Deer population in the Yakushima World Natural Heritage, 5 August 2007, Ecological Society of America
[F51] Matsuda H: The tragedy of the free trade, , 31 July 2007, Society for Mathematical Biology/Japanese Society for Mathematical Biology Joint Annual Meeting
[F50] Matsuda H: Why Do I Criticize MSY Theory in Ecosystem Approach?, 21st Pacific Science Congress, 12 June 2007, Okinawa Convention Center*
[F49] Matsuda H: Ecosystem approach and Adaptive management in marine fisheries, 2007 International Symposium on Marine Affairs and the Law of the Sea, 10 May 2007, Civil Service Development Institute
[F48] Matsuda H & Abrams PA: Effects of predator-prey interactions and adaptive change on sustainable yield, S8 Sustainable harvesting of natural resources: New insights from evolutionary ecology and community dynamics, 18 September 2006, Japan Society for Mathematical Biology
[F47] Matsuda H & Abrams PA: Maximal yields from multispecies fisheries systems: rules for systems with multiple trophic levels, Advances in Food-Web Theory and its Application to Ecological Risk Assessment, 13 September 2006, Yokohama National University
[F46x] Matsuda H & Abrams PA: Maximal yields from multispecies fisheries systems: rules for systems with multiple trophic levels, , 28 August 2006, International Symoisum for Ecological Modeling
[F45]* Why do I critisize the maximum sustainable yield theory? 7th UN Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea, 12 June 2006-12 June 2006, United Nations, invited panelist
Editors
[H13] H.Matsuda, C. Kikuchi (eds)(2006)Genetically-modified organisms and ecological risk assessment. Biological Science (Tokyo) 58:2-3
TV programs
[K28] Will fish disappear? Seek environment fiendly fisheries, NHK Close-up Gendai (live) 19:30-20:00 Sep 23, 2007http://risk.kan.ynu.ac.jp/matsuda/2007/070724NHK.html
[K25] Radio interview: Jump in tuna price, NHK Radio I. Dec 6, 2006
[K24] World living marine resources and the role of Japan, Today's world, NHK BS1 23:00-23:45 (live) Sep 12, 2006
Committee activity
1. Shiretoko World Heritage Scientific Committee; Marine Management Planning
2. Advisory board on Catch limit of sea lions in Japan
3. Criteria Review Committee for CITES

my activity in 2006-today

refereed papers (see click)





magazine and newspaper


[B18] Matsuda H (2007) Why Is the Diversity of Biological Resources Needed?. Farming Japan 41(1):28-33


[K27] Hiroyuki Matsuda(2007) Japan can no longer keep eating so much tuna, Asahi Shimbun/Herald Tribune International, Point of View, Feb 21, 2007





Talks


[F52] Matsuda H, Ohta A, Tatsuzawa S, Takahasi H, Tokita K: A risk management model for Deer population in the Yakushima World Natural Heritage, 5 August 2007, Ecological Society of America


[F51] Matsuda H: The tragedy of the free trade, , 31 July 2007, Society for Mathematical Biology/Japanese Society for Mathematical Biology Joint Annual Meeting


[F50] Matsuda H: Why Do I Criticize MSY Theory in Ecosystem Approach?, 21st Pacific Science Congress, 12 June 2007, Okinawa Convention Center*


[F49] Matsuda H: Ecosystem approach and Adaptive management in marine fisheries, 2007 International Symposium on Marine Affairs and the Law of the Sea, 10 May 2007, Civil Service Development Institute


[F48] Matsuda H & Abrams PA: Effects of predator-prey interactions and adaptive change on sustainable yield, S8 Sustainable harvesting of natural resources: New insights from evolutionary ecology and community dynamics, 18 September 2006, Japan Society for Mathematical Biology


[F47] Matsuda H & Abrams PA: Maximal yields from multispecies fisheries systems: rules for systems with multiple trophic levels, Advances in Food-Web Theory and its Application to Ecological Risk Assessment, 13 September 2006, Yokohama National University


[F46x] Matsuda H & Abrams PA: Maximal yields from multispecies fisheries systems: rules for systems with multiple trophic levels, , 28 August 2006, International Symoisum for Ecological Modeling


[F45]* Why do I critisize the maximum sustainable yield theory? 7th UN Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea, 12 June 2006-12 June 2006, United Nations, invited panelist



Editors


[H13] H.Matsuda, C. Kikuchi (eds)(2006)Genetically-modified organisms and ecological risk assessment. Biological Science (Tokyo) 58:2-3



TV programs


[K28] Will fish disappear? Seek environment fiendly fisheries, NHK Close-up Gendai (live) 19:30-20:00 Sep 23, 2007http://risk.kan.ynu.ac.jp/matsuda/2007/070724NHK.html


[K25] Radio interview: Jump in tuna price, NHK Radio I. Dec 6, 2006


[K24] World living marine resources and the role of Japan, Today's world, NHK BS1 23:00-23:45 (live) Sep 12, 2006



Committee activity


1. Shiretoko World Heritage Scientific Committee; Marine Management Planning


2. Advisory board on Catch limit of sea lions in Japan


3. Criteria Review Committee for CITES