2017 Volume 30 Issue 2 Pages 61-73
ABSTRACT: The coastal ecosystems have been exposed to environmental changes caused by human activities. It is required to establish a society in which conservation of nature and utilization of ecosystem services are considered under human-nature harmony for sustainable use of the ecosystem services. In this study, questionnaire surveys were conducted in order to examine intensity of interests of people in ecosystem services and conservation activity for marine ecosystems around Sekisei-lagoon. The stakeholders with less interest in the provisioning services showed low scores for the interests in marine ecosystems. All stakeholders commonly showed low satisfaction levels for the conservation activities. We concluded that when marine ecosystem conservations are discussed, appropriate information about lagoon ecosystems should be provided with due attentions to the differences in the interests in marine ecosystems and services among stakeholders.
