Abstract
This paper studies the impact of the number of fishermen on municipal populations in devastated coastal municipalities of Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures. This impact was estimated by principal component analysis and cluster analysis, and the municipalities were classified by industrial characteristics to determine municipalities with the fishing industry as a key industry. The study then estimated the responses between the number of employees in fisheries and municipal populations of the municipalities and found a positive correlation. The results identified municipalities that require early stage short-term reconstruction plans for fisheries to maintain their municipal population.
JEL Classification: O21, O25, R19
