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Peer Review Status: Refereed
Title: Research and development strategy for fishery technology innovation for sustainable fishery resource management in north-east Asia
Author(s): Fujii, Hidemichi
Sakakura, Yoshitaka
Hagiwara, Atsushi
Bostock, John
Soyano, Kiyoshi
Matsushita, Yoshiki
Keywords: aquaculture
decomposition analysis
research and development strategy
fisheries technology
food sustainability
harvesting technology
patent data
Issue Date: 28-Dec-2017
Date Deposited: 19-Jan-2018
Citation: Fujii H, Sakakura Y, Hagiwara A, Bostock J, Soyano K & Matsushita Y (2017) Research and development strategy for fishery technology innovation for sustainable fishery resource management in north-east Asia. Sustainability, 10 (1), Art. No.: 59. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10010059
Abstract: 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.
DOI Link: 10.3390/su10010059
Rights: 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. (CC BY 4.0). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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