JAPANSSK FISHERIES PBDDUCTIOH, I9O8-U6 

 (A StatlRtlcal Report) 



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Pa^e 

 Sunoaiy , 3 



Introduction 3 



A. Generel r- 



B. Sources of Information 



C. Hethode of CamDilice Statlstlcnl Data, and D»flnltiona U 



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Over-All VieV of Japanese JlshorleB Production 7 



Figure 1. Japanese Weheriea Production 7 



Table 1. Suanary of Japanese Fleherles Prodiictlon, 1908-'*6 8 



Flsure Z. Japar.eae Prewar Fleherles ^ 10 



Coastal Fisheries .... U 



Production of Coastal Fleherlee 11 



Production of Coastal Fisheries 12 



Production of Important Species of Fish in Coastal Water* I3 



Produotloji of Shellfish In Coastal Waters ik 



Production of A<iuntlc Anircals Other Than Fish and Shellflch In Coastal Waters 15 



Production of Seaweed In Coastal Waters lb 



Offshore Fisheries - 17 



Table 7. Production of Inportant Species from Offshore Fisheries 17 



Aquiculture - 18 



Table S, Production from Aquiculture 18 



Overseas Fleherles 19 



Flgore U. Production of Overseas FlsherlP" 19 



Table 9. Production of Overseas Ttsherlea 20 



Whaling ' 21 



Table 10, Japanese Whele Production ..... 31 



Figure 5. Japanese Whale Production 22 



Colonial Fisheries 23 



Figure 6, Proauctlin of Japanese Colonial Fisheries 23 



Table 11. Production of Japanese Colonial Fisheries ■ 2U 



PrndiiCtlnn of Coastal and Offshore Fisheries by Regions 25 



Figure 7. Japanese Administrative Regions 25 



Table 12. Production of Marine Products from Coastal and Off shore Fisheries, 1936-1*0 26 



Value of Japanese Fisheries Productian ^ 



Table Ij. Value of Japanese Fisheries Production 28 



Figure 8. Relation of Value to Quantity of Fisheries Production 29 



Fishermen and Fishing Boate . 30 



Table l''. Kumber of Japanese Eoplnyed In Fishing, Aquiculture^ and Processing 30 



Table I5. Uunber of Japenssa Fiahlne Beats, 1908-'t6 31 



The Importance of Sardines and Herring in Japanese Fisheries 32 



Table l£. Production of Sardines and Herring of Japan Proper 32 



Figure 9. Sardines and Herring In Japanese Flsharlee 33 



Cverfisblngl Trawling for Sea BreaJa (Tal) 3** 



Table 17. Japanese Trawling for Sea Bream (Tal) 3*^ 



Figure IC. Production of Sea Bream (Tal) by Trawling : 35 



tfrpeadlx 37 



