Abstract
Fishing ports play a vital role in maintaining and increasing fishery resources to secure stable supply of fishery products to the nation. The authors have conducted an analysis on the use of water areas of fishing ports in Hokkaido to enhance the functions of the port. The results are as follows: 1. An increasing number of fishing ports provide useful water areas for intermediate breeding, aquaculture and preservation of fish and shellfish, 2. The evaluation standards consist of the three steps: 1) To clarify the purpose, 2) To confirm the prerequisite conditions such as the current status of technology regarding to seedling production, breeding and aquaculture, 3) To evaluate the requirements such as waters' environmental conditions. 3. It is necessary to improve the existing conditions of waters, to create new water areas, or to multiuse water areas so as to strengthen the economic impact on the market.
