appendix c 
LAWS ALT) REGULATIONS RELATING TO FISHERIES 
The "basic law dealing with fisheries is the Fishery Law of 1901, 
the text of which is given "below. 
Fishery Law of 1901 
Section 1 , In this law the word "fishery 11 means the catching or culti¬ 
vation for profit of aquatic fauna and flora. 
The word "fisherman" means one who engages in or possesses 
the privilege of fishery. 
Sect ion 2 . This law does not apply to private waters except where 
expressly so provided. 
Section 3 . Any person desirous of obtaining the right to fish (a) either 
by establishing any fixed gear in a fixed position, (b) or by enclosing 
a particular area of water should obtain a Government license; the Minister 
of the Department shall determine the kinds of fishery requiring special 
licenses. 
Section 4 . A Government license must also be obtained for the exclusive 
right of fishing within a given area. Such license shall only be granted 
on the application of a fishermen's society (gyogyo-kumiai) intending 
to use for such exclusive right the shore of the locality where such 
society is established, or in cases where such right has acquired the 
sanction of long usage. 
Sectio n 5. The license mentioned in Section 4 shall determine the limits 
of the fishery when granted to a society or shall recite such limits when 
granted in accordance with long usage. 
Section 6 . Licenses shall not exceed 20 years duration, but periods of 
suspension under Section 9 shall be excluded in determining the expiring 
of the license. 
Section 7 . Rights of fishery may be the subject of inheritance, assign¬ 
ment, common property, or mortgage, but the transfer of exclusive use of 
an area of the sea can only be sanctioned by the authorities. 
Section 8 . The right of fishery may be cancelled when such right is not 
exercised within one year of the issue of license, or except on special 
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