In this study, the relationship between various elements of traditional fishing and components of cultural landscape was examined, and the direction of conservation and utilization of traditional fishing was clarified by the characteristics of various elements of traditional fishing through the examples of conservation and utilization of traditional fishing landscape. Firstly, 25 cases of systems, policies and projects for the conservation and utilization of traditional fishing in Japan were extracted from the policies of the national organization in Japan, and the various elements of traditional fishing, related history and culture, efforts and local projects and their results were organized and analyzed, and the multifaceted functions and values of traditional fishing were found. The results show that the traditional fishery has many functions and values. In addition, the characteristics of various elements of traditional fishing and the relevance of and conservation and utilization measures of traditional fishing are discussed.

Lin Bai. Study on Conservation and Utilization of Traditional Fishing Elements as Cultural Landscape in Japan: Focusing on Conservation and Utilization Policies. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2022) Vol. 5, Issue 18: 8-16. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2022.051802.

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