A boring survey being initiated by the Ministry of Defense in the waters around Mageshima in Nishinoomote City, Kagoshima Prefecture, where construction of a training facility for U.S. military aircraft is planned, said local fishermen would be infringed on fishing rights. On the 11th, we filed a provisional disposition requesting the suspension of the investigation.
The Ministry of Defense plans to build a Self-Defense Forces facility on Mageshima as a relocation destination for takeoff and landing training for US aircraft carrier-based aircraft, and is about to start boring surveys at 37 points in the eastern waters of the island.
Regarding this, 17 local fishermen filed a provisional disposition requesting the Tokyo District Court to stop the investigation on the 11th, saying that "the fishing grounds will be damaged and the fishing rights will be infringed", and the defense team held a meeting at Tokyo Kasumigaseki. I did.
Hiromitsu Banyama, a fisherman who participated in the interview online, said, "The board of fishermen who agreed to the survey decided by ignoring the opinions of local fishermen. Once the survey starts, it will not be possible to operate and it will be dirty, so please stop. I complained.
Attorney Shoichi Sugano, a lawyer, said, "It is a very important fishing ground for local fishermen and directly interferes with fishing activities. We have not investigated the effects of boring surveys, and there is a problem with the prefecture's permission. There is. "
Fishermen will also file a lawsuit in the Kagoshima District Court next week, claiming that Kagoshima Prefecture's permission to conduct a boring survey is illegal.
Ministry of Defense "I will refrain from answering"
The Ministry of Defense commented, "I am aware of the news of provisional disposition. I will refrain from answering because the petition has not arrived from the court at this time."