BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; PREFACE; PROLOGUE; CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER II: THE SETTING; CHAPTER III: THE HISTORY OF SHINGU; CHAPTER IV: HOUSEHOLD AND COMMUNITY; CHAPTER V: TECHNOLOGY AND ANNUAL CYCLES; CHAPTER VI: THE FISHING BOAT AS A MANAGEMENT UNIT; CHAPTER VII: NET-GROUPS AS MANAGEMENT UNITS; CHAPTER VIII: ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES IN THE FISHERIES; CHAPTER IX: RECRUITMENT OF FISHERMEN; CHAPTER X: CONCLUSION; APPENDIX I: THE FISHING HOUSEHOLDS; APPENDIX II: MERCHANT HOUSES IN SHINGU-URA; APPENDIX III THE CATCHES IN SHINGU IN 1950 (Unit: 1000 yen)
Appendix iv: the relative value of the monthly catches in shingunotes; glossary; bibliography
Summary
Shingu, on the northern shores of Kyushu is today a suburb of Fukuoka City. Fishing is a slowly-dying occupation and this volume analyses how the fishermen adjust to changing circumstances. Although Japan is the largest fishing nation in the world, when originally published this book was the first to be published in English which focused on the composition and role performance of the crews and larger net-groups
