@article{oai:ir.kagoshima-u.ac.jp:00016463,
 author = {TORII, Takashi},
 journal = {南太平洋海域調査研究報告, Occasional papers},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {The fishing industry in remote islands often has disadvantages in terms of the distribution of products. Although remote islands enjoy abundant resources in surrounding fishing grounds, they are at a great disadvantage when it comes to deriving value from such resources. Therefore, fishing businesses in remote islands generally do not tend to be profitable. Fishery is a key industry for most remote islands. There is a possibility that a decline in fishing activity may weaken the local economy, local communities and the multifaceted functions of the remote island’s fishing activity (e.g., maritime surveillance function and resource management function). Further, maintenance of the fishing industry on remote islands is a great challenge for the national economy. In this paper, I will discuss the case of Toshima, a village in Kagoshima Prefecture, where the distribution of fishery products has been improved through the introduction of freezing technology. Previously in Toshima, fishery products were shipped fresh using ferries. However, the ferries run only twice a week and are cancelled in bad weather. Further, ferry shipment requires a large amount of time and cost in transporting fishery products to the Kagoshima City Fish Market. In 2011, Toshima introduced state-of-the-art freezing facilities and established a system wherein a private company would undertake the freezing and selling of fishery products. This has resulted in reliable shipping and low transportation cost, among other benefits.},
 pages = {17--22},
 title = {Efforts for Improving the Distribution of Fishery Products in Toshima, Kagoshima Prefecture},
 volume = {58},
 year = {2017}
}