Abstract
Inspite of the facts that this island lies in the centre of the sea, which is one of the richest fishing zones around Japan, and that the fishing here does not employ modern efficient methods and, therefore, cannot raise a large amount of products.
The method of fishing is primitive; diving, angling, net-fishing; and are produced boiled-dried-sardine and dried cuttlefish.
The above conditions may be ascribed to the following reasons.
1. With an increasing speed of fishing boats, this island came to be included into the circle, within which the boats of the mainland are engaged in fishing. And fishing products are carried away to the mainland without regard to this island.
2. This island, being narrow and flat, has very little hydroelectricity and does not produce enough ice for fishing industry.
3. This island has very small capital of her own and no investment at all from n the mainland.
4. All the fishing products go to the mining and industrial districts of Northern Kyushu, which are near this island.
5. Since the prices of sardine and cuttlefish are cheap, processed fishes are much more profitable as merchandise than raw fishes.
