There is almost no mention about the sea in science textbooks for elementary and junior high school students. How did that happen when Japan calls itself a maritime country? I will seek the causes and delve into future issues.

Based on the dispute between tourist divers and diving fishermen in Miyakojima Island, I will consider the difference between their views of nature and the right to use the sea. I will also propose the ideal method of the right to a new environment that is guaranteed through practical knowledge about resources.

"Securing the oceans" is a new concept of security in order to take comprehensive action for maintaining peace and protecting the environment in the oceans. Researchers who participated in the international conference, "Geo-Agenda for the Future: Securing the Oceans" sponsored by the Ship & Ocean Foundation (SOF) for three years adopted "The Tokyo Declaration on Securing the Oceans" in the final international conference in December 2004. The declaration proposes the promotion of ocean governance as required by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and Agenda 21 through implementation of new maritime security.
Selected Papers No.7(p.28)