2022 年 23 巻 1 号 p. 15-32
Management of fishery resources is an important issue in terms of maintaining biodiversity and food security. Especially in the islands of developing countries, many people use fishery resources as a source of self-sufficiency and cash income. Therefore, the reduction in fisheries resources may cause poverty problems （SDG 1）. “LIFE BELOW WATER,” listed in Goal 14 of the SDGs adopted at the UN Summit, shows that concrete management is required for sustainable use of fishery resources. The purpose of this paper is to clarify the current status and issues of fishery resource management in Fiji. The management of fishery resources is also an issue, and sea cucumbers have been put up for discussion in recent years. Sea cucumbers are important for the income of coastal residents, but resources are continuing to decline. In 2017, the government implemented new measures to ban all sea cucumber fishing and export. Meanwhile, coastal people have lost their income sources. They attempted to maintain their livelihoods by catching a large amount of other fish stocks, so that fishing pressure became concentrated on stocks such as shellfish and sea urchins. In order to strengthen the sales of agricultural products, it has become possible to burn down forests and open up farmland. There is concern about soil runoff due to the development of forests. It has become clear that management policies such as banning sea cucumber capture are causing new environmental changes due to deforestation （SDG 13） and alteration of terrestrial ecosystems （SDG 15）.
