A study of the structure and function of the Sato-umi management organization：preliminary analysis through questioner surveys

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to clarify the overview of the structure and function of coastal management organization as a preliminary analysis. Recently, the number of Sato-umi, which is regarded as a type of integrated coastal management, has been increasing in Japan, but the overview has not been grasped yet. To achieve the purpose, we carried out literature survey and two types of questioner research. As a result, the number of coastal management in Japan was estimated as 232 cases. Furthermore, we could make the database of 103 cases through prefecture questioner researches. According to the database, the standard figure of coastal management organization is estimated like the follows; the main actors are the municipality government, the prefecture government, Fisherman’s Cooperative Associations (FCAs), and the central government. They become the management body or participate as a regular member. The form of the management organization is a council consisting of relevant organizations. According to the questioner research for cases, the working form of secretary possibly has relationship with the outcome of each activities.