357
H.-J. Ceccaldi et al. (eds.), Marine Productivity: Perturbations and Resilience of Socio-ecosystems,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-13878-7_39, © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
The round table was held as the last and concluding event of the symposium second session in
Marseille. The whole session was covered by
Japan’s national TV channel, NHK, and part of it
was used in the making of a special program on
sato- umi nationally broadcasted in March 2014. It
took place with the participation of a special guest,
Mr. Gérard Romiti, the President of the National
Committee of Maritime Fisheries and Marine Fish
Farms (CNPMEM). Mr. Romiti starts with a presentation of the role of the Committee.
The CNPMEM (National Committee of
Maritime Fisheries and Marine Fish Farms) is a
private body with public service responsibilities,
which represents all professionals in the production sector of maritime fi sheries and fi sh farming.
Apart from the CNPMEM headquarters in Paris,
this professional body is now organized along the
coast of mainland France and the overseas territories in 14 regional committees and 12 departmental or interdepartmental committees.
More and more of the work of the CNPMEM
is devoted to ensuring the responsible and balanced exploitation of the marine resources and
achieving recognition of the value of the jobs and
the men and women working in the sector. It is
responsible for regulating the maritime fi sheries
and actively participates in drawing up French
and European regulations for the industry.
All of the matters dealt with by the CNPMEM
pursue the same objective: to gain recognition at
all levels of French, European, and international
decision making for the commitment and responsibility of the professionals of the sector, especially as an example of a “responsible fi shery and
sustainable development” where fi shermen,
rather than mere “predators,” appear as the “sustainers” of marine ecosystems functioning. In
that sense, French coastal fi shermen are much
interested in developing exchanges and learn
from the Japanese fi shers’ unique experience in
marine ecosystem management lastly transcribed
into the concept of sato-umi.
Mr. Romiti’s overall message was then more
particularly illustrated through (1) Mr. Decugis’
presentation of varied initiatives made by the
local fi sheries association (APAM) from the Var
department and (2) Prof. Mariojouls’ presentation of new practices in oyster farming in France.
These changes are also concerning the fi shers’
onboard working conditions for which a good
Y. Hénocque (*)
Institut Français pour l’Exploitation de la Mer
(Ifremer) , Conseiller Principal Politique maritime et
Gouvernance, General-Secretary of S.F.J.O. (*) of
France, Correspondant Asie-Pacifi que (JAMSTEC) ,
155 rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau , 92138
Issy-les-Moulineaux cedex , France
e-mail: yves.henocque@ifremer.fr
With the participation of Yves Hénocque (moderator),
Christian Decugis, Takehiro Tanaka, Yasuyuki Koike,
Teruhisa Komatsu, Catherine Mariojouls, Sylvain Pioch,
Hideyuki Takahashi, Satako Seino, and Gerard Romiti
(special guest).
Sato-umi, the Wealth
of the Commons: Moderator’s
Summary
Yves Hénocque
H.-J. Ceccaldi et al. (eds.), Marine Productivity: Perturbations and Resilience of Socio-ecosystems,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-13878-7_39, © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
The round table was held as the last and concluding event of the symposium second session in
Marseille. The whole session was covered by
Japan’s national TV channel, NHK, and part of it
was used in the making of a special program on
sato- umi nationally broadcasted in March 2014. It
took place with the participation of a special guest,
Mr. Gérard Romiti, the President of the National
Committee of Maritime Fisheries and Marine Fish
Farms (CNPMEM). Mr. Romiti starts with a presentation of the role of the Committee.
The CNPMEM (National Committee of
Maritime Fisheries and Marine Fish Farms) is a
private body with public service responsibilities,
which represents all professionals in the production sector of maritime fi sheries and fi sh farming.
Apart from the CNPMEM headquarters in Paris,
this professional body is now organized along the
coast of mainland France and the overseas territories in 14 regional committees and 12 departmental or interdepartmental committees.
More and more of the work of the CNPMEM
is devoted to ensuring the responsible and balanced exploitation of the marine resources and
achieving recognition of the value of the jobs and
the men and women working in the sector. It is
responsible for regulating the maritime fi sheries
and actively participates in drawing up French
and European regulations for the industry.
All of the matters dealt with by the CNPMEM
pursue the same objective: to gain recognition at
all levels of French, European, and international
decision making for the commitment and responsibility of the professionals of the sector, especially as an example of a “responsible fi shery and
sustainable development” where fi shermen,
rather than mere “predators,” appear as the “sustainers” of marine ecosystems functioning. In
that sense, French coastal fi shermen are much
interested in developing exchanges and learn
from the Japanese fi shers’ unique experience in
marine ecosystem management lastly transcribed
into the concept of sato-umi.
Mr. Romiti’s overall message was then more
particularly illustrated through (1) Mr. Decugis’
presentation of varied initiatives made by the
local fi sheries association (APAM) from the Var
department and (2) Prof. Mariojouls’ presentation of new practices in oyster farming in France.
These changes are also concerning the fi shers’
onboard working conditions for which a good
Y. Hénocque (*)
Institut Français pour l’Exploitation de la Mer
(Ifremer) , Conseiller Principal Politique maritime et
Gouvernance, General-Secretary of S.F.J.O. (*) of
France, Correspondant Asie-Pacifi que (JAMSTEC) ,
155 rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau , 92138
Issy-les-Moulineaux cedex , France
e-mail: yves.henocque@ifremer.fr
With the participation of Yves Hénocque (moderator),
Christian Decugis, Takehiro Tanaka, Yasuyuki Koike,
Teruhisa Komatsu, Catherine Mariojouls, Sylvain Pioch,
Hideyuki Takahashi, Satako Seino, and Gerard Romiti
(special guest).
Sato-umi, the Wealth
of the Commons: Moderator’s
Summary
Yves Hénocque