TURFs in the post-quake recovery: Case studies in Sanriku fishing communities,Japan |
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| Institution: | 1. Institut für Umweltsystemforschung, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany;2. School of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States;3. Center for Behavior, Institutions and the Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States;4. Leibniz center for Tropical Marine Ecology (Zmt), Bremen, Germany;5. Jacobs University Bremen, Germany;6. Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany;1. National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Fisheries Research and Education Agency, 2-12-4 Fuku-ura, Kanazawa, Yokohama, Kanagawa 2368648, Japan;2. Hokkaido National Fisheries Research Institute, Fisheries Research and Education Agency, 116 Katsurakoi, Kushiro, Hokkaido 0850802, Japan;3. Central Fisheries Research Institute, Fisheries Research Department, Hokkaido Research Organization, 238 Hamanaka-machi, Yoichi, Hokkaido 0468555, Japan;1. Lab of Beef Processing and Quality Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, PR China;2. Sishui Xinlv Food Co., Ltd., Jining, Shandong 273200, PR China |
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| Abstract: | This study explored how Territorial Use Rights for Fisheries (TURFs) functioned during the recovery from the devastating tsunami disaster which struck the Sanriku region in 2011, with a focus on abalone harvest, which is the most profitable resource managed by TURFs. During the winter of 2011–2012, only 36 of 51 managing bodies could harvest abalones because of a great shortage of boats. Recourse degradation was also feared, and the harbors were badly damaged. Of 27 managing bodies whose harvesting methods were known, 22 harvested collectively. Abalones are traded at high price and harvesting them requires skill; hence, it has always been done individually and competitively; collective harvesting conducted during this season was therefore quite exceptional. Eighteen managing bodies also handled distribution of the harvest, adopting flexible measures according to each community's circumstances. The collective action ended immediately after the urgent shortage of boats was alleviated. The diversity of natural resources managed by TURFs, autonomy of the fishing communities fostered by their remoteness and the nested structure of TURFs’ resource management enhanced the resilience of the fishing communities. |
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| Keywords: | TURFs Sanriku Tsunami disaster Recovery Joint operation Resilience |
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