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200,000 of Japan’s fishing vessels to strike for public awareness of increased fuel costs on July 15

June 26, 2008
By Ken Worsley


According to yesterday’s Asahi Shimbun, Japan’s National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives is planning a one-day shutdown of fishing operations on July 15. The paper reports that 16 fishing groups with a total of 200,000 vessels will stay in port on that day in order to raise public awareness of the difficulties faced by the fisheries industry in the current economic climate. The group claims that the current price of 95,300 yen per kiloliter is 2.4 times greater than it was four years ago.

In the article, Kuniyuki Miyahara, who runs the National Foundation of Fisheries Cooperatives, says that the spike in fuel prices has caused the nation’s fishing groups to exhaust all means of holding down costs by themselves. He would like for the government to start subsidizing fuel costs for fishing vessels.

Will this really raise public opinion? Last month we saw a one-day stoppage of 3,000 squid fishing vessels. Prices briefly shot up 30% and then returned to normal. The public simply ignored squid for a few days. Is a one-day stoppage of fishing vessels going to do anything to make the public call for subsidized fuel for fishing vessels?

If the action fails to help raise awareness, Mr Miyahara told the Asahi that spending a second day in port is not out of the question.

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Comments

4 Responses to “200,000 of Japan’s fishing vessels to strike for public awareness of increased fuel costs on July 15”

  1. JAL/ANA/Sagawa on June 27th, 2008 11:02 am

    We want some subsidized fuel too.

  2. Ken Worsley on June 27th, 2008 3:41 pm

    Looks like you need some kind of Earl Butz/Brezhnev figure rolled into one. Too bad it’s not campaign season.

  3. WG on June 29th, 2008 10:39 am

    Is it really a good idea to bring public attention to subsidies?

  4. Pellegrini on June 29th, 2008 8:36 pm

    July 15th is now officially national “Yakiniku Day“.

    And, if necessary, the 16th will be “Delivery Pizza Day“.

    Dominos better start hiring accordingly…

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