Fishing of Habomai, Nemuro City in Hokkaido

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to understand what tangle (konbu) and salmon fishing village is like in comparison with that of sardine fishing village from the view point of economic activities. In this village, there are two types of fishing. One is a traditional. small scale fishing operated by family workers and the other is a capitalistic. large scale fishining. Details of the fishing establishments of Habomai is shown in the following: catch ratio [figure] Traditional tangle gathering with rude implements has still survived and play a considable important part in this village while capitalistic fishing industry has remarkably developed. It is due to the time lag of operations. comunal customs against capitalistic invasion and advantage of employing cheap labours from the Honshu. Majority of villagers are still employed by tangle gathering operation. This is contrasted with the tendency of advanced sardine-net region where the traditional fishing of small scall has been decreased and the self-employed persons have employed by newly developed. capitalistic fishing operations of Large scale. * include 39 salmon crafts which operate catching other fishes as a side operation. * Include 211 tangle crafts which operat catching fishes as a side operation.