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H.-J. Ceccaldi et al. (eds.), Marine Productivity: Perturbations and Resilience of Socio-ecosystems,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-13878-7_36, © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Abstract
In response to the global movement for establishing MPAs and MPA
networks, such as the CBD COP decisions, Japan defi ned the MPAs and
decided to promote their establishment. The Ministry of the Environment
formulated its “Marine Biodiversity Conservation Strategy” in 2011,
which specifi ed the defi nition of MPAs in Japan, along with the existing
systems that can be regarded as MPAs. The purposes of the existing systems can be categorized into three groups: (1) protection of natural scenery, (2) protection of natural environment or habitats, and (3) protection
and cultivation of fi shery resources. The regulations imposed in each area
depend on the purpose, but they regulate either development activities,
taking designated species (e.g., endangered species), or fi shery activities.
One distinctive character of in Japan that MPAs regulate fi shery activities is
that the fi shery is managed by the resource users themselves. Accordingly,
local fi shers are engaged not only in fi shery operations but also in resource
management (e.g., resource assessment and setting individual catch quota)
and ecosystem conservation (e.g., maintaining seaweed beds and coral
reefs). There is a controversy as to whether some MPAs can really be
regarded as MPAs. As stated in the “National Biodiversity Strategy of Japan
2012–2020,” it is important to consider standards and methods for
evaluating the effects of marine protected areas from the biodiversity
standpoint.
N. Amako (*)
Ministry of the Environment , 1-2-2 Kasumigaseki ,
Chiyoda-ku , Tokyo 100-8975 , Japan
e-mail: naoki_amako@env.go.jp
Regulation and Management
of Marine Protected Areas
in Japan
Naoki Amako
1
Background
The movement for conservation of marine
biodiversity has become larger in recent years.
The World Summit on Sustainable Development
(WSSD) and the Conference of the Parties to the
Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD COP)
H.-J. Ceccaldi et al. (eds.), Marine Productivity: Perturbations and Resilience of Socio-ecosystems,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-13878-7_36, © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Abstract
In response to the global movement for establishing MPAs and MPA
networks, such as the CBD COP decisions, Japan defi ned the MPAs and
decided to promote their establishment. The Ministry of the Environment
formulated its “Marine Biodiversity Conservation Strategy” in 2011,
which specifi ed the defi nition of MPAs in Japan, along with the existing
systems that can be regarded as MPAs. The purposes of the existing systems can be categorized into three groups: (1) protection of natural scenery, (2) protection of natural environment or habitats, and (3) protection
and cultivation of fi shery resources. The regulations imposed in each area
depend on the purpose, but they regulate either development activities,
taking designated species (e.g., endangered species), or fi shery activities.
One distinctive character of in Japan that MPAs regulate fi shery activities is
that the fi shery is managed by the resource users themselves. Accordingly,
local fi shers are engaged not only in fi shery operations but also in resource
management (e.g., resource assessment and setting individual catch quota)
and ecosystem conservation (e.g., maintaining seaweed beds and coral
reefs). There is a controversy as to whether some MPAs can really be
regarded as MPAs. As stated in the “National Biodiversity Strategy of Japan
2012–2020,” it is important to consider standards and methods for
evaluating the effects of marine protected areas from the biodiversity
standpoint.
N. Amako (*)
Ministry of the Environment , 1-2-2 Kasumigaseki ,
Chiyoda-ku , Tokyo 100-8975 , Japan
e-mail: naoki_amako@env.go.jp
Regulation and Management
of Marine Protected Areas
in Japan
Naoki Amako
1
Background
The movement for conservation of marine
biodiversity has become larger in recent years.
The World Summit on Sustainable Development
(WSSD) and the Conference of the Parties to the
Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD COP)