Experience and Enlightenment of the Fishery Mutual Insurance System in Asian Countries

Asia is the major producing area of aquatic products. In order to maintain the stability of fishery, some Asian countries have established a mutual insurance system, which, however, shows distinctive features in different countries as a result of their different historical, economic and social conditions. This paper introduced the development status and characteristics of the fishery mutual insurance system in some Asian countries, such as Japan, South Korea, India, etc., and then summarized their experiences and what we can learn from their experiences from the perspectives of legislation, governmental support, mutual insurance associations, and credit