Coastal biodiversity management in Japanese satoumi

Comparative analysis of factors influencing spatial distributions of marine protected areas and territorial use rights for fisheries in Japan

“…Additional ambiguity may arise as official data only describes legally imposed MPAs despite the existence of other legitimate MPA candidates. For example, satoumi are particularly productive and diverse marine extractive areas that Japanese fishers and other resource users actively maintain through conservation activities including critical habitat restoration, invasive species eradication, and water quality improvement [31]. Given their widespread utility for conserving biodiversity, it has been proposed that such areas in Japan be considered in international MPA agreements [31].…”

“…For example, satoumi are particularly productive and diverse marine extractive areas that Japanese fishers and other resource users actively maintain through conservation activities including critical habitat restoration, invasive species eradication, and water quality improvement [31]. Given their widespread utility for conserving biodiversity, it has been proposed that such areas in Japan be considered in international MPA agreements [31]. Additionally, TURFs with autonomous fishing regulations can, at times, be analogous to legal MPAs intended to restore fisheries resources [28,30].…”

“…TURFs are a widely implemented RBFM strategy that allots individuals or communities a geographic area within which they are allowed exclusive access to marine resources [27]. TURF use has been shown to enhance managed species stocks [28], and well-enforced TURFs may act similarly to MPAs by benefitting non-target population growth and overall biodiversity [29][30][31]. Historical island fishing communities like Fiji and Samoa have long practiced TURF management through customary marine tenure rights [32][33][34], while other nations have more recently distributed TURF rights to replace open access areas or other forms of management (e.g., Chile transitioned to a large system of coastal TURFs following the collapse of their loco fishery in the late 1980s [28]).…”

Satoumi: Re‐connecting people to nature for sustainable use and conservation of coastal zones

“…However, since approximately 40% of the world's population lives within 100 km of coastal zones and its population is expected to continually increase (The United Nations, ), coastal zones remain under pressure. While marine protected areas (MPAs) have been a well‐accepted as a management approach to biodiversity conservation (Mellin, Aaron MacNeil, Cheal, Emslie, & Julian Caley, ; Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, ), they should be complemented by the management of non‐protected areas (Berque & Matsuda, ; Gu & Subramanian, ). It is critical to advance biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of coastal zones in line with sustainable development goal (SDG) 14, which seeks to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (The United Nations, ).…”

Anti-glycation properties of the aqueous extract solutions of dried algae products and effect of lactic acid fermentation on the properties

“…Particularly in the Noto peninsula coastal region, which faces the middle of the East Sea (the Sea of Japan), 100 or more species of algae can be collected, of which approximately 40 are edible (Kuda & Ikemori, 2009). the Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan, defines a Satoumi as a coastal area where biological productivity and biodiversity have increased as a consequence of human activity (Berque & Matsuda, 2013). The traditional eating habit of various algae is considered one of the features of the Noto Satoumi region.…”