Research and Development Strategy for Fishery Technology Innovation for Sustainable Fishery Resource Management in North-East Asia
by
Hidemichi Fujii 1,2,*
, Yoshitaka Sakakura 1,2, Atsushi Hagiwara 1,2, John Bostock 3, Kiyoshi Soyano 2,4 and Yoshiki Matsushita 1,2
Hidemichi Fujii 1,2,*, Yoshitaka Sakakura 1,2, Atsushi Hagiwara 1,2, John Bostock 3, Kiyoshi Soyano 2,4 and Yoshiki Matsushita 1,2
1
Graduate School of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1–14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
2
Organization for Marine Science and Technology, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
3
Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK
4
Institute for East China Sea Research, Nagasaki University, 1551-7 Taira-machi, Nagasaki 851-2213, Japan
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2018, 10(1), 59; https://doi.org/10.3390/su10010059
Received: 30 November 2017 / Revised: 20 December 2017 / Accepted: 26 December 2017 / Published: 28 December 2017
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Regional Cooperation for the Sustainable Development and Management in Northeast Asia)
The development of fishery technologies supports food sustainability to achieve a steady supply of fish and fishery products. However, the priorities for research and development (R&D) in fishery technologies vary by region due to differences in fish resource availability, environmental concerns, and consumer preferences for fishery products. This study examines trends in fishery technology innovations using data on patents granted as an indicator of changing R&D priorities. To clarify changes in R&D priorities, we apply a decomposition analysis framework that classifies fishery technologies into three types: harvesting, aquaculture, and new products. This study mainly focuses on China, Japan, and Korea as the major fishing countries in the north-east Asia region. The results show that the number of fishery technology patents granted increased between 1993 and 2015; in particular, the number of aquaculture patents granted has grown rapidly since 2012. However, the trend in Japan was the opposite, as the apparent priority given to aquaculture technology innovation decreased between 1993 and 2015. The trends and priority changes for fishery technology inventions vary by country and technology group. This implies that an international policy framework for fishery technology development should recognize that R&D priorities need to reflect diverse characteristics across countries and the technologies employed.
View Full-Text
Keywords:
aquaculture; decomposition analysis; research and development strategy; fisheries technology; food sustainability; harvesting technology; patent data
▼
Show Figures
Figure 1
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited
MDPI and ACS Style
Fujii, H.; Sakakura, Y.; Hagiwara, A.; Bostock, J.; Soyano, K.; Matsushita, Y. Research and Development Strategy for Fishery Technology Innovation for Sustainable Fishery Resource Management in North-East Asia. Sustainability 2018, 10, 59.
Show more citation formats
Note that from the first issue of 2016, MDPI journals use article numbers instead of page numbers. See further details here.
- Supplementary File 1:
PDF-Document (PDF, 290 KB)
