Integrated approach of fisheries research in view of the current and future status of marine resources, ecosystems and socio-economics

Update: 01. 23, 2015

(Feb. 20, 2015)

Research Meeting in Kashiwa Campus

Date: February 20. 2015 (Fri) 10:15 – 17:30
Venue: Auditorium
            Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
             5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-shi,Chiba 277-8564, JAPAN
Organizers:
            Masashi Kiyota
            National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Fisheries Research Agency
            2-12-4 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 236-8648, JAPAN
            Masahito Hirota, Mitsutaku Makino
            National Institute of Fisheries Science, Fisheries Research Agency,
            2-12-4 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 236-8648, JAPAN
Contact Person at AORI:
            Kazuhiko Hiramatsu
            Department of Living Marine Resources
            Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
            5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-shi,Chiba 277-8564, JAPAN
 

Program

February 20. 2015 (Fri)
10:15 - 10:30  Opening remarks
          Kazuhiko Hiramatsu (AORI, The University of Tokyo)
          Masashi Kiyota (National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Fisheries Research Agency)

Part I. Current trends in fisheries research

1. 10:30 - 10:55  Global trends in stock assessment and fisheries management: A case study of the history of southern bluefin tuna fisheries management
       Osamu Sakai (National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Fisheries Research Agency)
2. 10:55 - 11:20  Recent international argument on the management of deep sea bottom fisheries: Sustainable use of marine living resources and conservation of marine ecosystems
      Takehiro Okuda and Masashi Kiyota (National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Fisheries Research Agency)
3. 11:20 - 11:45  Importance of social and ecological aspects for fisheries science
      Mitsutaku Makino and Masahito Hirota (National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Fisheries Research Agency)

Lunch Break (11:45 - 12:45)

Part II. Recent changes in fish, fisheries and socio-economic backgrounds

4. 12:45 - 13:10  The vision of marine conservation and the expected roles of science and industry
      Aiko Yamauchi (WWF Japan)
5. 13:10 - 13:35  Present situation of the international market for walleye pollock and frozen surimi
      Ryuta Hama (Maruha Nichiro Holdings Co. Ltd)
6. 13:35 - 14:00  Current circumstance around the seafood processing in Japan: materials, manufacturing, development and sales channel
      Takamitsu Igarashi (Igarashi Fishing Industry Co. Ltd)
7. 14:00 - 14:25  Attempts to add value to fish products through collaboration with local fishers
      Katsuki Kakizawa (Global Fish Co. Ltd.)

Coffee break (14:25 - 14:45)

Part III. Emerging research and its application

8. 14:45 - 15:10  A comparison of stock assessment and management between the chub mackerel and the Atlantic mackerel
      Kazuhiko Hiramatsu (AORI, The University of Tokyo)
9. 15:10 - 15:35  Construction and utilization of marine ecosystem models based on fisheries survey data
       Shiroh Yonezaki (National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Fisheries Research Agency),
       Yoji Narimatsu, Tsutomu Hattori and Masaki Ito (Tohoku National Fisheries Research Institute, Fisheries Research Agency)
10. 15:35 - 16:00  Stock assessment of coastal fishery resources under data-limited situation
        Shingo Watari (National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Fisheries Research Agency)
11. 16:00 - 16:25  Encouraging fishermen’s initiatives for cooperative stock management
        Makoto Ishitani (Hamagen Co. Ltd.)
12. 16:25 - 16:50  System dynamics modelling approach to the fishing industry in consideration of socio-economics and ecosystems
        Osamu Tamaru (National Research Institute of Fisheries Engineering, Fisheries Research Agency)

13. 16:50 - 17:25  Discussion
14. 17:25 - 17:30  Closing remarks