I 
In 1933 the 1,823 vessels were distributed as follows: 37/ 
Offshore waters 
Bast of 130°B and north of 25° N 
West of 130° E and north of 25° H 
Kwantung waters 
Korean and Soviet waters 
South China Sea 
Total 
1,823 
870 
765 
116 
60 
12 
Like the larger other trawlers these vessels were limited in 
number and in the extent of their operations. Each boat was licensed 
by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. To protect the coastal 
fisheries of the small villages, drag-netting was not permitted along 
most coastal areas. 38/ 
The dragging vessels in offshore waters operated from ports of 
the west coast prefectures, chiefly Nagasaki and Yamagachi, with smaller 
numbers from Fukuoka and Saga prefectures. In 1933, 901 of the vessels 
operating in offshore waters were from Na&isaki Prefecture and 559 from 
Tamaguchi. The 116 Japanese vessels operating in Kwantung waters 
secured permits from the government of Kwantung Leased Territory and 
made Dairen and Pert Arthur their home ports. The vessels working in 
waters along the Korean and Soviet coasts were based on the ports of 
northern Japan; in 1933, 23 were from Hyogo Prefecture and 21 from Hokkaido. 
37/ Seiji Konda, Geography of the Marine Industry of Japan . i936. 
Presumably the production from the drag-net boats in the offshore 
waters is included in either the coastal fisheries or the deep-sea 
fisheries in home waters (probably the latter). The South China Sea 
production may be included in production figures for deep-sea operations 
in "home waters” or with trawling. The production from the operations 
in the other areas presumably is included in production of Korean waters 
and Northern waters. 
38/ Some sources say it was prohibited in all coastal area's, but nay 
be referring to trawling rather than drag netting. 
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