Validity of the Fisher Community Knowledge-Based Economic Valuation of the Local Ecosystem for Oyster Farming: A Case Study in Japan
The importance of local knowledge as a relevant information resource for ecosystem conditions has recently been the focus of sustainable ecosystem management. However, the accuracy of economic evaluation based on local knowledge regarding ecosystems has not yet been discussed, despite most activitie...
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| author | Junpei Shinji Ryutaro Kamiyama Tsubasa Nakamura Kenshiro Yamanaka Takahiro Matsui |
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| description | The importance of local knowledge as a relevant information resource for ecosystem conditions has recently been the focus of sustainable ecosystem management. However, the accuracy of economic evaluation based on local knowledge regarding ecosystems has not yet been discussed, despite most activities in human society, including ecological conservation, being monetarily mediated. This study reports the correspondence between the economic value estimated by the fisher community and the analyzed environmental factors in the marine areas sectioned for oyster farming in Japan. At the study site, community-agreed usage fees for the area sections showed a gradient from the inner to the outer part of the bay. Our numerical modeling showed that the gradient of the economic value correlated with oyster feeding efficiency, indicating that a better location for feeding was empirically evaluated at a high price by the local fisher community. This suggests that the economic evaluation based on the local knowledge was biologically reasonable and could be a reliable information source for the aim of the area use in the study site. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0120daf349b84fe385c6cfe5cb5a45542022-12-21T19:39:12ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Marine Science2296-77452022-01-01810.3389/fmars.2021.790763790763Validity of the Fisher Community Knowledge-Based Economic Valuation of the Local Ecosystem for Oyster Farming: A Case Study in JapanJunpei Shinji0Ryutaro Kamiyama1Tsubasa Nakamura2Kenshiro Yamanaka3Takahiro Matsui4Center for Ocean Literacy and Education, Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanYokohama Field Station, Fisheries Resources Institute, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Kanagawa, JapanDepartment of Marine Policy and Culture, School of Marine Life Science, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, JapanMeiwa Food Tourism Council, Mie, JapanDepartment of Marine Policy and Culture, School of Marine Life Science, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, JapanThe importance of local knowledge as a relevant information resource for ecosystem conditions has recently been the focus of sustainable ecosystem management. However, the accuracy of economic evaluation based on local knowledge regarding ecosystems has not yet been discussed, despite most activities in human society, including ecological conservation, being monetarily mediated. This study reports the correspondence between the economic value estimated by the fisher community and the analyzed environmental factors in the marine areas sectioned for oyster farming in Japan. At the study site, community-agreed usage fees for the area sections showed a gradient from the inner to the outer part of the bay. Our numerical modeling showed that the gradient of the economic value correlated with oyster feeding efficiency, indicating that a better location for feeding was empirically evaluated at a high price by the local fisher community. This suggests that the economic evaluation based on the local knowledge was biologically reasonable and could be a reliable information source for the aim of the area use in the study site.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.790763/fullaquaculturecommunity-based managementfisherieslocal knowledgesocioecological approach |
| spellingShingle | Junpei Shinji Ryutaro Kamiyama Tsubasa Nakamura Kenshiro Yamanaka Takahiro Matsui Validity of the Fisher Community Knowledge-Based Economic Valuation of the Local Ecosystem for Oyster Farming: A Case Study in Japan Frontiers in Marine Science aquaculture community-based management fisheries local knowledge socioecological approach |
| title | Validity of the Fisher Community Knowledge-Based Economic Valuation of the Local Ecosystem for Oyster Farming: A Case Study in Japan |
| title_full | Validity of the Fisher Community Knowledge-Based Economic Valuation of the Local Ecosystem for Oyster Farming: A Case Study in Japan |
| title_fullStr | Validity of the Fisher Community Knowledge-Based Economic Valuation of the Local Ecosystem for Oyster Farming: A Case Study in Japan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Validity of the Fisher Community Knowledge-Based Economic Valuation of the Local Ecosystem for Oyster Farming: A Case Study in Japan |
| title_short | Validity of the Fisher Community Knowledge-Based Economic Valuation of the Local Ecosystem for Oyster Farming: A Case Study in Japan |
| title_sort | validity of the fisher community knowledge based economic valuation of the local ecosystem for oyster farming a case study in japan |
| topic | aquaculture community-based management fisheries local knowledge socioecological approach |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.790763/full |
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