2022 Volume 59 Issue 1 Pages 65-67
Interviews were held with local governments and fishermen in seven areas (Kaga City, Kanazawa City, Tokyo Bay, Awaji Island, Munakata City, Yatsushiro Sea, and Aoshima Island) cooperating in the “Demonstration project: Collection of benthic debris in cooperation with fishermen” to understand the status of benthic debris and their impact. A questionnaire survey on the “motivation for starting litter collection” and “expected effects” was distributed across municipalities and fishermen in 21 prefectures and demonstration areas where benthic debris collection activities are being conducted with subsidies from the Ministry of the Environment. The interviews with the local governments and the questionnaire surveys revealed some challenges. In the future, it is necessary to organize and analyze the obtained results in more detail and include the results in the preparation of the “Manual for the Collection of Marine Debris in Cooperation with Fishermen and Municipalities (tentative name)”.
