2013 Volume 53 Issue 1-2 Pages 109-127
Okinawa prefecture was lead the fishing of skipjack tuna in Japan. But, skipjack tuna fishing is hang by a thread in recent years. However, in Yonaguni-island, westernmost in Japan, skipjack-fishing revived as industry, and starts some social economic changes now. In this thesis, I reported the some changes of Yonaguni-island society, and make mention of possibility of fishing area study by skipjack-fishing study of Yonaguni-island.
In past time, Yonaguni-island was leading area of skipjack-fishing in Yaeyama islands area. Skipjack-fishing has changed the economic position. These changes have some impacts, for example, new strategy of fishermen, new income way, and distribution in the community, for the Yonaguni-island society.
This research will suggest the analysis of cultural position of fishing multi-function theory.
