2017 Volume 30 Issue 1 Pages 65-70
ABSTRACT: To occupy specific water zone, the governmental manual suggests set up a local council to build consensus among stakeholders. Establishing ocean management legislation is important in enhancing consensus building. This article provides overview of the present legislations on coast and ocean management. Then this article introduces the new legal permission to occupy specific water zones up to 20 years for offshore windfarms in port and harbor areas, which took effect in July 2016. Next, based on interview with Kitakyushu port authority officers, where this new permission will be enforced for the first time, this article clarifies issues related to promote developing windfarms; establishing ocean management legislations in other areas than ports and harbors; establishing monitoring measures to check if the facility observes the safety level throughout the period.
