The author studied the modernization of fishing industry in the San-in district and the influence of the fishing undertaken by enterprising capitalists on the minor coastal fishing. The results may be summerized as follows:
1. The medium trawler, the horse-mackerel and mackerel purse seine and the sardine purse seine are to be regarded as the capitalistic in this district.
2. The trawl fishery was established in both Tajima coast and Iwaini coast about 1930. Trawlers went to fishing towards the southeastern coast of Shikhote-Alin (Brimoskaya). Returning back to this seaside after the war II, they get 30% of the total haul in the district.
3. The purse seine fishery, originated in Wakasa province, had-remained too oldfahioned to assure a good haul till 1945. But the improvement in fishing methods by being furnished with fish detector, rador and wireless has brought about a rapid increase in the catch amounting to over 50% of the total
4. As the fishing grounds are lying near to each other and the fisting objects are the same, the coastal fishing has been gradually compelled to suffer from the oppression of the trawl and the seine fishery with greater capital. and superior shill. Hence the decline of the coastal fishing and the disintegration of the economy of the fishing villages.
5. At the same time, comb-out of the fishing ports has been made. The port lying nearer from the fishing grounds, with better facilities for transpo-rtation and backed up with a bigger market has noly thrived. Now, Sakai and Hamada are the two central ports of the capitalistic fishing and the principal markets of the haul in this district.
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