ACT ON THE RESTRUCTURING OF AND SUPPORT FOR COASTAL AND INSHORE FISHERIES

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to contribute to establishing a sustainable production base for fisheries and to enhancing competitiveness thereof by efficiently implementing the restructuring of and supporting measures for coastal and inshore fisheries in response to changes, etc. in the marine environment and the fishing conditions at home and abroad. <Amended on Feb. 22, 2012>

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Mar. 13, 2018; Jan. 11, 2022>

1. The term "coastal and inshore fisheries" means set-net fishery business under Article 7 of the Fisheries Act and inshore fishery business, coastal fishery business, and fishery business within a demarcated zone under Article 41 of that Act;

2. The term "restructuring of fisheries" means a series of measures taken for the advancement of fisheries, such as promoting buybacks of fishing vessels and gear, integrating or altering types of fisheries, and adjusting the usage or scale of fishing gear, in order to create and protect fishery resources, to strengthen competitiveness of coastal and inshore fisheries, and to prevent the weakening of fishery business which is restricted or banned from fishing activities in waters of the other signatory country to a fisheries agreement due to the delay, etc. of implementation of the agreement concluded with such foreign country;

3. The term "fishery owner" means a person who runs a business of coastal and inshore fisheries;

4. The term "fishery employee" means a person who engages in catching or gathering marine animals or plants for or on behalf of a fishery owner.

Article 3(Responsibilities of the State and Local Governments) #

The State and local governments shall prepare supporting measures to build a sustainable production base for and strengthen competitiveness of coastal and inshore fisheries, and shall improve relevant statutes and institutions.

(Fact-Finding Surveys on Fisheries)