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5 Asia Pac. J. Ocean L. & Pol'y 1 (2020)

handle is hein.journals/apjolp5 and id is 1 raw text is: ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF OCEAN LAW AND POLICY BRILL 5 (2020) 1-5 N IJ H O F F brillcom/apoc Editorial Note Volume 5, number I of the Asia-Paciic Journal of Ocean Law and Policy is a special themed issue featuring articles dealing with State practice concerning marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Asia-Pacific region. As such, it comple- ments Volume 4, number 2 of the journal so that together these two issues pro- vide an assessment of State practice in terms of MPAs across the Asia-Pacific region. The first article in this issue is by Chie Kojima of the Faculty of Law, Chuo University in Japan who examines the Legal Structures of Marine Protected Areas in Japan. Professor Kojima observes that the diminishing of fish stocks and the resultant decrease in fish consumption and decline of the Japanese fishing industry has led the Japanese government to reform legislation affect- ing MPAs. In the article, she addresses the establishment, management, and implementation of the legal regime of M PAs in Japan and the future implica- tions of the recent amendment to Japan's Nature Conservation Act. She con- cludes with her assessment of MPAs in Japan and its future prospects remark- ing that the Japanese approach towards MPAs can be considered as unique. This is because in the Japanese context, fishers are permitted to regulate their own fishing activities for their sustainable living and to monitor other fishers. It is further considered that these recent amendments to Japanese M PAs reveal a shift towards the implementation of precautionary and ecological approaches. Second, Young Kil Park of the Korea Maritime Institute and Seokwoo Lee of Inha University Law School in Korea offer a systematic appraisal of Marine Protected Areas in South Korea. Dr. Park and Professor Lee outline the domes- tic regulatory framework of MPAs in South Korea, noting the relevant statutes that govern them, including the Conservation and Management of Marine Ecosystems Act and the Wetlands Conservation Act as well as the relevant gov- ernment agencies tasked to manage MPAs. They note that South Korea is a party to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and that while Korea has made efforts to achieve Aichi Target n of conserving io per cent of coastal © KONINKLIJKE BRILL NV, LEIDEN, 2020 1 DOI:10.1163/24519391-00501001