Just over 73 thousand enterprises were engaged in the Japanese marine fishery and aquaculture industry as of 2019, continuing the downwards trend within the country's fishing sector. The number of people, including self-employed and hired workers, engaged in the marine fishery and aquaculture industry in Japan dropped to under 145 thousand in the same year.
Number of enterprises engaged in the marine fishery and aquaculture industry in Japan from 2010 to 2019
(in 1,000s)
Figures for 2011 and 2012 exclude Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures due to the effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Figures include individual households and corporate entities.
Data prior to 2018 comes from previous reporting.
Values have been rounded.
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Statistics Bureau Japan, & Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (September 21, 2021). Number of enterprises engaged in the marine fishery and aquaculture industry in Japan from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/762309/japan-enterprise-numbers-fishing-industry/
Statistics Bureau Japan, und Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Number of enterprises engaged in the marine fishery and aquaculture industry in Japan from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/762309/japan-enterprise-numbers-fishing-industry/
Statistics Bureau Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2021). Number of enterprises engaged in the marine fishery and aquaculture industry in Japan from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/762309/japan-enterprise-numbers-fishing-industry/
Statistics Bureau Japan, and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Number of Enterprises Engaged in The Marine Fishery and Aquaculture Industry in Japan from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/762309/japan-enterprise-numbers-fishing-industry/
Statistics Bureau Japan & Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Number of enterprises engaged in the marine fishery and aquaculture industry in Japan from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/762309/japan-enterprise-numbers-fishing-industry/ (last visited May 21, 2022)
