Article 11(1)The Government shall establish a basic plan for fisheries (hereinafter referred to as "basic plan") for a comprehensive and systematic promotion of the policies on fisheries.

(2)The basic plan shall set forth the following matters:

(3)Target rate of marine products self-sufficiency listed in the second item of the preceding paragraph shall be established, aiming at improving the rate, as a guideline for the domestic fishery production and consumption of marine products to identify the issues that fishery operators and other relevant person should address.

(4)Target rate of marine products self-sufficiency listed in the second item of the preceding paragraph shall be in harmony with the target rate of food self-sufficiency set forth in the second item of the second paragraph of Article 15 of Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas Basic Act (Act No.106 of 1999).

(5)Measures relevant to fishing villages referred in the basic plan shall be developed in harmony with the national plan of comprehensive utilization, development and conservation of the national land.

(6)The Government shall seek opinions from the Fishery Policy Council, pursuant to the provision of the first paragraph, in establishing the basic plan.

(7)The Government shall, pursuant to the provision of the first paragraph, without delay, submit to the Diet and publicize the basic plan when it is established.

(8)The Government shall revise the basic plan approximately every five years, taking into consideration of the changes in circumstances surround fisheries, and the result of evaluation of effectiveness of the measures on fisheries.

(9)Provisions of paragraph 6 and paragraph 7 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the changes of the basic plan.

Article 12Measures for the maintenance of stable supply of marine products, the food, shall be provided in the Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas Basic Act and this Section.

Article 13(1)The State shall take measures such as management of catch and fishing effort and others necessary for an appropriate conservation and management of fishery resources in Exclusive Economic Zone, etc. (the term "Exclusive Economic Zone" as used in this Act shall mean the Japanese exclusive economic zones, territorial seas, inland water and continental shelf as provided in Article 2 of Act Concerning Exclusive Economic Zones and the Continental Shelf (Act No.74 of 1996). The same shall apply hereinafter.), aiming at the maintenance or recovery of fishery resources to the level that enables maximum sustainable production.

(2)The State shall, in case when the measures provided in the preceding paragraph give serious adverse effects to fishery management, take necessary measures for mitigating them when it finds necessary.

Article 14The State shall, in view of Japan's important status in the global fishery production and consumption of marine products, take measures such as cooperation with international organizations relevant to the sustainable utilization of fishery resources and other international framework, guidance and supervision of Japan's fishery and others necessary for appropriate conservation and management of fishery resources in the waters other than Exclusive Economic Zone, etc.

Article 15The State shall take measures such as research, study and others relevant to fishery resources and others necessary to contribute to an appropriate conservation and management of living aquatic resource.

Article 16The State shall take measures such as promotion of production and release of seedlings of aquatic animals, improvement of aquafarms and others necessary to promote the propagation and aquaculture of aquatic plants and animals in harmony with environment.

Article 17The State shall take measures such as conservation of water quality, protection and development of breeding grounds of aquatic plants and animals, conservation and developments of forests and others necessary to improve the conserve the growing environment for aquatic plants and animals.

Article 18The State shall take measures such as conference with foreign states on fisheries, exploration of fishery resources and others necessary to maintain and develop the fishing grounds pertaining to the Japanese fisheries in waters other than Exclusive Economic Zone.

Article 19(1)The State shall take necessary measures for securing import of marine products for which domestic production cannot meet the demands; and shall take measures such as import restrictions, tariff rate adjustments and other necessary measures when deemed necessary, in case certain imports give or likely to give serious adverse effects on an appropriate conservation and management of fishery resources or on the production of marine products that compete against imports.

(2)The State shall take measures such as strengthening the competitiveness of the domestic marine products, promoting market research, providing information, encouraging dissemination activities and other necessary measures to promote exports.

Article 20The State shall endeavor to promote international cooperating such as technical and financial cooperation for the promotion of fisheries in the developing regions to contribute to the long-term stability of the world's supply and demand of marine products.

Article 21The State shall, in view of importance of enabling motivated fishery operators to develop creative fishery management, take measures such as improvement of conditions that helps management rationalization, promotion of improvement of fishing boats and other facilities, promotion of joint operation of business and others necessary for the promotion of reinforcement of fishery management infrastructure to develop efficient and stable fishery management.

Article 22The State shall take measures such as promotion of rationalization of utilization of fishing grounds and others necessary for the development of efficient and sustainable fishery management.

Article 23(1)The State shall take necessary measures such as improving technical and management skills of fisheries and promoting acquisition of technical and management skills of fisheries for those who will be newly engaged in fishery in order to develop and maintain human resources who will be responsible for efficient and stable fishery management.

(2)The State shall take necessary measures for improvement of working environment of employed fishery such as maintenance of safety of fish catching and improvement of working conditions

(3)The State shall take necessary measures such as promotion of education on fisheries to obtain better understanding and interest of the citizens in fisheries.

Article 24(1)The State shall take necessary measures such as reasonable compensation for disaster losses in order to prevent any possible impediment to fishery reproduction by disasters and help stabilization of fishery management.

(2)The State shall take necessary measures for mitigating adverse significant price changes of marine products to contribute to the stable fishery management.

Article 25The State shall take necessary measures such as enhancement of business base, promotion of coordination with fisheries and rationalization of marine products marketing for the sound development of fishery processing industry and fishery marketing with consideration to the reduction of adverse effects to environment caused by the business operation and maintenance of effective utilization of resources.

Article 26The State shall take measures for improvement of productivity of fisheries industry and promotion of propagation and aquaculture of aquatic plants and animals, according to the regional characteristics, in consideration of harmony with environments, aiming at efficient business operation, such as improvement of fishing ports, improvement and development of fishing grounds and others necessary for improvement of fisheries industry infrastructure.

Article 27The State shall take necessary measures for effective promotion of research and development and dissemination of technologies relevant to fisheries such as setting of specific goals for research and development of such technologies, enhancement of coordination with national laboratories, laboratories of incorporated administrative agencies, local governments and local incorporated administrative agencies, universities and private bodies, and promotion of dissemination activities of technologies relevant to fisheries in accordance with regional characteristics.

Article 28The State shall, in view of an importance of men and women secure opportunities to participate in all activities as equal members of the society, assess women's role in fisheries fairly and promote improvement of environment for women to secure opportunities to participate in fisheries and relevant activities voluntarily.

Article 29The State shall promote improvement of environment in which elderly people can be satisfied with their activities relevant to fisheries in accordance with their roles in local fisheries and their skills and capabilities for the improvement of welfare of elderly people engaged in fishery industry.

Article 30(1)The State shall systematically promote measures for the comprehensive promotion of fishing villages such as promotion of fishery industry.

(2)The State shall take necessary measures for the comprehensive promotion of improvement of infrastructure for fishery industry, living environment including disaster prevention, transportation, telecommunication, public health, education and culture in accordance with regional characteristics and welfare, in order to promote the sound development of regional fishery industry and create pleasant and comfortable fishing villages with beautiful landscape.

Article 31The State shall take necessary measure such as promotion of exchange between urban areas and fishing villages and rationalization of recreational fishing vessels to enhance public understanding and interest in fishery industry and fishing villages, and to contribute to healthy and comfortable life.

Article 32The State shall take necessary measures to gain better public understanding and interest in the role of fishery industry and fishing villages for the stabilization of the citizens' life and national economy, and to exert appropriately and fully the multifunction of fishery industry and fishing villages other than supply of marine products for the future .