Adaptive fisheries governance in changing coastal regions in Japan

Part I Context and Framework 1. Changing Community Governance in the Coastal Fishing Regions Yosuke Maeda 2. Examining Geographical Methods for Analyzing Relationships Among Actors in Fishing Ground Use Kunimitsu Yoshida 3. Rethinking the State of Fisheries Cooperative Associations Through the Long-Term Consolidation Movement in Japan Seishiro Sakita and Ayumu Matsui Part II Case Studies of Adaptive Fisheries Governance 4. Fisheries Resource Governance in Hyogo Seto Inland Sea: Fishers, the Government, Research Institutes and Fisher's Organizations Masataka Tawa 5. Fishery Activities in Response to the Rapid Decline of the Herring Catch in Hokkaido Ayumi Hattori 6. Adaptive Capacity in Fishery Restoration Process at Tsunami-Affected Areas: Assets, Flexibility and Social Organization Takafumi Yokoyama 7. Adaptive Governance of Coastal Fisheries Resources in Response to Isoyake (Seaweed Deforestation) Akiko Ikeguchi