Act on the Promotion of Inland Fisheries（Act No. 103 of 2014.

The purpose of this Act is to comprehensively advance measures for the promotion of inland fisheries by establishing basic principles and clarifying the responsibilities of the national government and local governments with regard to the promotion of inland fisheries, as well as establishing basic measures for the promotion of inland fisheries.
Measures for the promotion of inland fisheries must be implemented in accordance with the principle of inland fisheries serving their role in supplying aquatic products and multiple other roles appropriately and fully so that the public can enjoy the benefits in the future. The national government is responsible for comprehensively formulating and implementing measures for the promotion of inland fisheries in line with the basic principles. The national government is to take financial and other measures necessary to implement policies for the promotion of inland fisheries. Local governments are responsible for formulating and implementing measures for the promotion of inland fisheries in accordance with the natural, economic and social conditions of their respective areas, in line with the basic principles and based on the appropriate sharing of roles with the national government.
The Act further provides for measures for the promotion of inland fisheries, including: investigating the habitat status of inland waters resources; measures for the recovery of inland waters resources; measures for the revitalization of the environment of fishing grounds in inland waters; measures for sound development of inland fisheries; etc. In addition, the Act provides for offences and penalties.