This report examines climate change adaptation strategies for Japan’s offshore, coastal, and aquaculture fisheries through an equity-centered lens. It analyzes key policy trade-offs and offers recommendations to strengthen support for vulnerable fishers and farmers, advance environmental justice, and promote sustainable, climate-resilient fisheries across Japan’s diverse coastal communities.

Yoshitaka Ota, Ph.D.
Yulan Kim, Ph.D.
Yuto Furuzono
Shingo Hamada, Ph.D.
Yumeng Pang, Ph.D.

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This report analyzes policy options to address the economic vulnerability of Nova Scotia lobster fishers to acute shocks, using COVID-19 as a case study. It evaluates trade-offs across four policy options—cash transfers, loans, price guarantees, and public marketing —highlighting equity and effectiveness considerations to inform more resilient, responsive fisheries policy in Canada.

Yulan Kim, PhD
Rebeca De Buen Kalman, PhD

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