TY - JOUR
T1 - Research and development strategy for fishery technology innovation for sustainable fishery resource management in north-east Asia
AU - Fujii, Hidemichi
AU - Sakakura, Yoshitaka
AU - Hagiwara, Atsushi
AU - Bostock, John
AU - Soyano, Kiyoshi
AU - Matsushita, Yoshiki
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments: This research was funded by the Organisation for Marine Science and Technology, Nagasaki University. The results and conclusions of this article do not necessarily represent the view of the funding agencies.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 by the authors.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.3390/su10010059
DO - 10.3390/su10010059
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85039792541
SN - 2071-1050
VL - 10
JO - Sustainability
JF - Sustainability
IS - 1
M1 - 59
ER -
