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No.135(March 20, 2006)

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China's Energy Strategy and Maritime Security
Hideshi Ueno
Former Senior Researcher, The National Institute for Defense Studies - International Container Transport Security Morinobu SatoISO/TC8 Security Sub-Committee Chairman in Japan
- Toward the Establishment of a Monitoring System for the Waters off Okinawa Naoyuki TakatsuManager, Engineering Division Initial Department, Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
No.134(March 5, 2006)
- A Small Town's Future Challenges - A Legacy of the National Marine Festival - Mitsuo YamazakiMayor, Otsuchi Town, Iwate Prefecture
- The International Pacific Research Center: A Japan-United States Collaboration for Climate Research Julian P. McCreary, Jr. Director, International Pacific Research Center / Selected Papers No.9(p.8)
- Effort toward the Improvement of the Qualification and Qualities of Seafarers and the World Maritime University Network - Participate in a Seminar on the Improvement of the Qualification and Qualities of Asian Seafarers - Naoki SaitoAssociate professor, Navigation, National Institute for Sea Training
No.133(February 20, 2006)
- An Outbreak of Giant Jellyfish and the Sustainability of the East Asian Marginal Seas Shin-ichi Uye Professor, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima Universit / Selected Papers No.9(p.6)
- Comprehensive measures against the giant jellyfish by the Fisheries Agency of Japan Tokio WadaCounselor, Resources Enhancement Promotion Department, Fisheries Agency of Japan
- Prediction and Control of the Invasion of the Giant Jellyfish Hitoshi IizumiJapan Sea National Fisheries Research Institute, Fisheries Research Agency
No.132(February 5, 2006)

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Hoping for Sustainable Ecotourism in Islands where Monitor Lizards Live
Eri Ota
Graduate School, Sophia University - People Living with the Ocean - Zamami Village, Okinawa Prefecture: Find a Way to Live through New Ways to Use the Ocean - Takashi ToriiCOE postdoctoral researcher, Kinki University
- Raise Children who love Kashiwazaki through Learning about the Ocean Hiroyuki NakanoSupervisor, Kashiwazaki City Education Center, Niigata Prefecture
No.131(January 20, 2006)
- A New Energy Resource in Japan Sea: Exploration for Methane Hydrate Ryo Matsumoto Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo / Selected Papers No.9(p.4)
- What would Happen? Maritime Education and Training (MET) in Japan Takeshi NakazawaProfessor, World Maritime University
- Will FADs Save Tropical Coastal Fisheries? Shinichiro KakumaResearch Coordinator, Research Institute for Subtropics
No.130(January 5, 2006)
- Further Recommendations for a Japanese Ocean Policy Tadao Kuribayashi Professor, Toyo Eiwa Women's University / Professor Emeritus, Keio University / Selected Papers No.8(p.24)
- On Becoming a True Ocean State Hiroshi Terashima Executive Director, Ocean Policy Research Foundation / Selected Papers No.8(p.26)
- A New National and Regional Planning System, the Ocean and Littoral Region Taiji KawabataSenior Deputy Director, Ocean Affairs Office, National and Regional Planning Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
- Developed Coastal State Tsuneo NakamuraOcean Photographer
No.129(December 20, 2005)
- Osaka Bay Regeneration-Efforts made through cooperation and public-private partnership toward the environment improvement of the Osaka Bay Daiji NishimuraThe office of Meeting that promotes Osaka Bay regeneration, Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
- Tsunami-Caused Damage and Restoration --referencing to the cases of Okushiri Island, hit by the 1993 Hokkaido SW tsunami and Banda Aceh, Sumatra, by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami-- Fumihiko Imamura Professor, Disaster Control Research Center, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University / Selected Papers No.8(p.22)
- Cetacean Strandings and Japan's Response Hajime IshikawaSurvey Division, The Institute of Cetacean Research
No.128(December 5, 2005)

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An Aquarium with a View of the River - Chitose Salmon Aquarium Activities -
Motohiro Kikuchi
Curator, Chitose Salmon Aquarium - New Possibilities and Challenges of Harbors as a Sightseeing Spot Koji HadaProfessor, Trade/Tourism Department, Faculty of Commerce, Yokohama College of Commerce
- Investigating the Past and Future of Marine Pollution Employing Preserved Samples Shinsuke TanabeProfessor, Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University
No.127(November 20, 2005)

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Burden of Expense of Sports Fisherman
Masakazu Sakurai
Specialist for Recreational Fishing, Fisheries Coordination Division, Fisheries Agency - Joining the School of Marine Studies at the University of the South Pacific Motoyasu MiyataVisiting Professor, USP
- Negotiation Table with No Negotiations - The International Whaling Commission's (IWC) Annual Meeting in Ulsan, Republic of Korea 2005 - Ayako OkuboResearch Fellow, Ocean Policy Research Foundation
No.126(November 5, 2005)

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Toward the Realization of Real-Time Seafloor Environment Research
Junzo Kasahara
Emeritus Professor, the University of Tokyo/Adviser, Japan Continental Survey Co. Ltd. - Approach to Skill Succession in the Shipbuilding Industry Manabu TateishiDirector, The Cooperative Association of Japan Shipbuilders
- "Japan's Role in the International Maritime Organization(IMO)" Nobuyuki UtsumiChief Manager, Maritime Technology Team, Maritime Affairs Department, The Nippon Foundation
No.125(October 20, 2005)

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Folk Culture along the Sea of Japan Side and the Pacific Side of the Archipelago
Tomiko Kojima
Emeritus Professor, National Museum of Japanese History - Maritime Distribution of Goods and Logistics Strategy Hiroshi TakumiPresident, The Office of Marine Study & Sports
- Sustainable Fisheries with Horseshoe Crabs Mitsuhiro YoshidaJournalist
No.124(October 5, 2005)

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How did Okushiri Island Recover from a Devastating Tsunami?
Takayoshi Kimura
Assistant Director for Administrative Division, Town Office, Okushiricho, Hokkaido - Koshien in the Ocean - All Japan Fisheries Highschools and Maritime Polytechnical Schools Cutter Race - Kiyoshi YoshizakiJapan Fisheries Information Service Center
- Lessons in a Passenger Ship Nagiko ItoDirector, Fukuoka Culinary Academy, Ito Bunka Gakuen
No.123(September 20, 2005)
- Learn an Earth-Friendly Lifestyle from Tuvalu Shuichi EndoPhotographer/Representative, Tuvalu Overview
- From an Ocean and Island Standpoint Ainosuke KojimaFormer Director, Remote Islands Development Division, The City and Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
- What is the Volume of Japan's 200-nm Exclusive Economic Zone? Takatoshi Matsuzawa Researcher, National Maritime Research Institute/Former Research Fellow, Ocean Policy Research Foundation / Selected Papers No.8(p.20)
No.122(September 5, 2005)

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Jewel of the Sea - Precious Coral - Its Appeal as a Research Subject
Nozomu Iwasaki
Usa Marine Biological Institute, Kochi University - Recovery of the Wild Stock of Ayu Isao TakahashiRepresentative, Takahashi Research Office of Freshwater Biology
- European Shipbuilders Who Use Ship Safety as an Industrial Strategy Yoshiho IkedaProfessor, Department of Marine System Engineering, College and Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University
No.121(August 20, 2005)

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Comprehensive Research on Ocean Policy
Isoroku Nishimoto
Producer, Nagasaki Nature-School - Aiming at an improvement in quality of the "Period of Integrated Study" Manabu TamuraSenior Subject Specialist, Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau,Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
- The Green Turtle as a Subject of the Development of an Environment Education Project Toshimi YamazakiChairman of the Commission on Managerial Evaluatin,Organization of Ecology-Cafe
No.120(August 5, 2005)
- Ocean Travels Masahiro Akiyama Chairman, Ocean Policy Research Foundation (OPRF) / Selected Papers No.8(p.16)
- Pantropical Plants with Sea-drifted Seeds Koji TakayamaGraduate Student, Botanical Gardens, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
- Open the Way for a Resurgence of a Green Tokyo Bay through the Regeneration of the Eelgrass Meadows Shinji HayashiRepresentative, Amamo Revival Collaboration in Kanazawa-Hakkei-Tokyo Bay Professor, Yokohama City University
No.119(July 20, 2005)
- Two Policy Proposals to IMO Council Members Yohei Sasakawa Chairman, The Nippon Foundation / Selected Papers No.8(p.14)
- Subduction-Thrust Earthquake Preparedness - Role of the Deep Sea Drilling Vessel Chikyu - Asahiko TairaDirector-General, Center for Deep Earth Exploration (CDEX), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
- A Network over the Celebes Sea Area Takashi ShiraishiVice President and Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
No.118(July 5, 2005)
- The Modern Undersea Highway: Communications Cables Mitsuhiro Takase CEO & President, NTT World Engineering Marine Corporation / Selected Papers No.8(p.12)
- Dredging and Beach Erosion Takaaki UdaExecutive Director, Public Works Research Center
- The Mystery behind an Angel Visit of a gray whale to Tokyo Bay and Abnormalities in the Sea Masataka HishidaAdvisor, Ocean Policy Research Foundation
No.117(June 20, 2005)

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Toward the Establishment of the Regional Cooperation of Maritime Forces Taking the Form of Multi-lateral and Multi-organizational Coalition of the Willing for the Maintenance of Maritime Security and Order
Hideaki Kaneda
Director/Special Advisor, The Okazaki Institute - Solving Regional Garbage Problems Utilizing Environmental Tickets Eiichi MorinoRepresentative, Gesell Research Society Japan
- Recollections of Kujukuri Beach's Vanishing Beach Erosion Map Yoshiro KosekiPhotographer
No.116(June 5, 2005)

- The Second Wave - New Developments in US Ocean Policy Yasuhiko KagamiResearch Fellow Ocean Policy Research Foundation
- Environmental Awareness in Americans as seen in US Presidential Election Masako KonishiJohn F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
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The Global Oceanographic Data Archaeology and Rescue Project
Sydney Levitus
Director, World Data Center for Oceanography- Silver Spring NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center, Silver Spring, Maryland
No.115(May 20, 2005)

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The Third Science and Technology Basic Plan and Marine Science and Technology
Tateo Arimoto
Director-General, Science and Technology Policy Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology - A Slump in the Fisheries Industry in Ariake Sea Toru TakitaProfessor Emeritus, Nagasaki University
- Reader's Contribution 1 Necessity of a National Strategy to Encourage Megafloats Takashi NagayasuMember, House of Representative
- Reader's Contribution 2 Shipbuilders as Marine Contractors - Toward the Realization of a Mega Floating Airport - Touhachirou TanakaMember, House of Representative
No.114(May 5, 2005)
- Floating Marine Debris Masahisa Kubota Professor, School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University / Selected Papers No.8(p.10)
- Beach Clean-up Campaign in Minamitorishima (Marcus Island) Nobuo SaitoChiba Loran Navigational System Center, Japan Coast Guard (JCG)
- An Effective Approach toward Marine Debris - South Korea's System for Purchase of Marine Debris - Jong-Deog KimHead, Coastal Management Team Marine Environment & Coastal Management Research Division, Korea Maritime Institute
No.113(April 20, 2005)
- Piracy Problems in the Straits of Malacca Yoshihiko Yamada Team Leader, Maritime Education, Maritime Group, The Nippon Foundation / Selected Papers No.8(p.8)
- The Earth Observation Summit and building Global Earth Observation System of Systems Hiroshi FukaiFormer Director, Office for Earth and Environmental Science and Technology, Research and Development Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
- Planting a Forest into the Ocean - A mountain-river-ocean circulation model with children at the core - Masaru KandaCenter Chief, Kuroshio Zikkan Center
No.112(April 5, 2005)
- Freak Waves Exist Takuji Waseda Associate Professor, Department of Environmental & Ocean Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo Selected Papers No.8(p.4)
- Oceanic Whitecaps and Global Warming Prediction Yoshiaki TobaProfessor Emeritus of Tohoku University
- Reconsidering Marine Disasters - Disaster strikes when people lose their memory of the previous one - Hisashi MitsuyasuEmeritus Professor, Kyushu University