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No.519(March 20, 2022)

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Deep Ocean Circulation Guided by the Moon
HIBIYA Toshiyuki
Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo / Recipient, 14th National Maritime Award -
Regional Capability and the Ocean
ISHIKAWA Satoshi
Professor, Department of Environmental and Societal Affairs, School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University -
Fishing Operations in Ancient and Medieval Times and Their Coastal Environments
SASOU Mamoru
Professor, Department of Shinto Studies, Faculty of Shinto Studies, Kokugakuin University
No.518(March 5, 2022)

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Biological Productivity and Climate Change in the Sea of Okhotsk and Regions of the Oyashio Current
NAKATSUKA Takeshi
Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University -
Sea-level Rise during the Jomon Period and Shell Mounds
TANABE Yumiko
Senior Researcher, Faculty of History, Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba -
Blue Earth Project
TANIGUCHI Tadashi
Representative, Blue Earth High School / Grand Prize Winner, UMIGOMI Zero Award 2021
No.517(February 20, 2022)

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Generating Blue Carbon Using a New Material for Concrete Blocks
KAGIMOTO Hiroyuki
Director, Chigasaki Research Institute, J-POWER -
Rito Hyakkaten, Increasing Island Fans throughout Japan
SUGISAKI Arisa
Rito Hyakkaten
KOIKE Misaki
CEO, Rito Kitchen -
Sailors’ Sustainability Efforts to Protect the Beautiful Ocean
HIRAI Junichi
Yachting Photojournalist / Editor-in-chief, BULKHEAD magazine JAPAN
No.516(February 5, 2022)

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Following Pumice Stones Washing Ashore Throughout Japan
MIYAMA Toru
Senior Researcher, Application Laboratory, Research Institute for Value-Added-Information Generation, JAMSTEC -
Climate Change Countermeasures and Ocean Conservation
HIRATA Kimiko
Director, Kiko Network -
Encouragement of Public Health Nurses on Remote Islands
AOKI Sagiri
Lecturer, School of Nursing, Jichi Medical University / Chair, Hekichi Hokenshi Society
No.515(January 20, 2022)

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The Current Situation and Outlook of Aquaculture within Japan and Abroad
HAGIWARA Atsushi
Professor, Graduate School of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Nagasaki University -
Creating Sustainable Fishing Environment Through Seashell Technology
KATAYAMA Masaki
President, Ocean Construction Co. Ltd. -
Hemp Merchants who Linked the Seas of Kujukuri and Tochigi Prefecture
KASHIWAMURA Yuji
Honorary Curator, Tochigi Prefectural Museum
No.514(January 5, 2022)

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"United Nations (U.N.) Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development: Enhancing Climate Leadership Through the U.S.-Japan Partnership"
Richard SPINRAD
Administrator, NOAA:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -
CoastPredict: Observing and Predicting the Global Coastal Ocean
Nadia PINARDI
Chair of CoastPredict / Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Italy -
Development and Law in Waters beyond Territorial Seas: Using the Expansion of Offshore Wind Energy into EEZs as an Example
KISUGI Shin
Professor Emeritus, Yokohama National University / Professor Emeritus, The Open University of Japan / Recipient, 14th National Maritime Award
No.513(December 20, 2021)

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Tokai University’s Institute of Oceanic Research and Development: Aiming to Become a Focus for Anthropocene Research
TAIRA Asahiko
Executive Director, Institute of Oceanic Research and Development, Tokai University -
Towards Creating a Center for Ocean Energy Industries: Nagasaki Prefecture’s Initiatives for Nurturing Leaders
MORITA Takaaki
Special Aide to the Director, Office for Research Development and Initiative, Nagasaki University -
Towards Holding the Ocean Expo
YOSHIDA Sakura
2021 Miss Japan Marine Day
No.512(December 5, 2021)

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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Officer Candidate School’s Training and Contributions to the Community
YAGI Koji
Superintendent, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Officer Candidate School / Rear Admiral -
Climate Security Issues in the Pacific Islands: Between Crisis and Resilience
Fabrizio BOZZATO
Research Fellow, Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation -
Collaboration between Community, Science, and Art for “Transformative Change”: The Front Lines of Coral Reef Sustainability Research
SUGIMOTO Aoi
Researcher, Social-Ecological Systems Department, Fisheries Research Institute, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency
No.511(November 20, 2021)

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Enactment of the Act on Strengthening Maritime Industries and Its Significance
OTSUBO Shinichiro
Former Director-General, Maritime Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / Visiting Research Fellow, Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute / Advisor, Nippon Hakuyohin Kentei Kyokai(The Ship Equipment Inspection Society of Japan) -
Transition in Maritime Transport Control and Future Developments
SAMESHIMA Takuya
Instructor, Department of Maritime Police, Japan Coast Guard Academy -
The Natural World Heritage Site Amami Trail
IWAMOTO Chizuru
Councilor, Amami World Natural Heritage Office, Nature Conservation Division, Environment and Forestry Affairs Department, Kagoshima Prefectural Government
No.510(November 5, 2021)

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Wavering Unity in the Pacific Islands Region
KOBAYASHI Izumi
Professor, Osaka Gakuin University / President, Japan Society for Pacific Island Studies -
The Role of Finance towards Large-scale Adoption of Offshore Wind Power: Publishing a Finance Guidebook
ADACHI Shinichi
General Manager, Japan Wind Power Association -
The Little Giants of the Sea: Copepods
UEDA Hiroshi
Professor Emeritus, Kochi University
No.509(October 20, 2021)

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Plans for Making Best Use of the Abundant Seabed Mineral Resources in Japan’s EEZ
YAMAZAKI Tetsuo
Visiting Researcher and Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University -
What We Know about Red Tides so Far: Development of Diagnostic Technologies For Harmful Plankton
GOJOBORI Takashi
Honorary Professor, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
NAGASAKI Keizo
Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Kochi University -
TBTI: A Large-scale Global Partnership for Small-scale Fisheries Research
LI Yinji
Associate Professor, School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University / Coordinator, TBTI Japan Research Network
No.508(October 5, 2021)
- Towards the Development of Offshore Wind Power in Japan: The Offshore Wind Industry’s Vision and the Perspectives Necessary for the Public and Private Sectors TERASAWA Chihiro Senior Researcher, Sustainability Division, Mitsubishi Research Institute, INC.
- Aiming for a New Type of Medical Care on Remote Islands KOIZUMI Keigo Director, Toba City Kamishima Clinic / Selected Papers No.27(p.26)
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The Treasures of the Sea Academic Contest: Marine Learning at Hokkaido University
KAWAI Yuji
Vice Dean and Head of Program, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University
No.507(September 20, 2021)
- The Growth of Coast Guard Agencies Worldwide and the Current Situation on Their Cooperation IWANAMI Shuichi Former Commandant, Japan Coast Guard / Selected Papers No.27(p.24)
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The Coexistence of Housework and Diplomacy in the Fishing Industries of the Pacific Island Countries
YAMASHITA Haruko
Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Daito Bunka University -
Treatment of Castaways and Water’s Edge Border Control Strategies for Epidemics on Uninhabited Islands in the Edo Period
HASHIMURA Osamu
Professor, Division of Humanities and Social Science, Tokyo Gakugei University
No.506(September 5, 2021)
- A New Approach for a Fertile Seto Inland Sea OKADA Mitsumasa Professor Emeritus, Hiroshima University / Professor Emeritus, The Open University of Japan / Selected Papers No.27(p.22)
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What is Known and Unknown about Deep-Sea Ecosystems? ~The Discovery of Yokozuna Slickhead Tells Us the Unknown~
FUJIWARA Yoshihiro
Principal Researcher, Research Institute for Global Change (RIGC), JAMSTEC -
Technical Staff at Marine and Lakeside Biological Laboratories who Connect Regions and Research
TSUCHIYA Yasutaka
Part-time Technical Assistant, University of Tsukuba
No.505(August 20, 2021)
- Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier Paving the Way to a Decarbonized Society NISHIMURA Motohiko Executive Officer and Deputy General Manager, Hydrogen Strategy Division, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. / Selected Papers No.27(p.20)
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Ecological Infrastructure that Supports a Sustainable Society
WASHITANI Izumi
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo -
Practicing Organic Aquaculture at Noto’s Satoyama and Satoumi
MATSUBARA Hajime
Director, Noto Center for Fisheries Science and Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University
No.504(August 5, 2021)

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The Ocean, Recycling-based Society, and the Future
HONDA Shunichi
Programme Officer, International Environmental Technology Centre, Economy Division of United Nations Environment Programme -
The Lineages of Seaweed
TANAKA Jiro
Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology -
Salt that Sustains Life and Our Everyday Lives
CHIJIWA Ryoji
Director, Tobacco & Salt Museum
No.503(July 20, 2021)
- Aiming for a “Sea of Fertility”: The Engineering Academy of Japan’s Proposal for Ocean Terroirs FUJII Teruo President, The University of Tokyo / Project Leader, Strategic Promotion of Ocean Research Project, The Engineering Academy of Japan / Selected Papers No.27(p.18)
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International Shipping’s Transition to Zero Emissions and the Efforts of Japan’s Shipbuilding Industry
YAMATO Hiroyuki
Chairman, Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships / Visiting Professor, Yokohama National University / Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo -
Tango Province’s Ocean and Shinto Gods and Buddha
KOYAMA Mototaka
Team TANIWA
No.502(July 5, 2021)

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Towards the Development of a Carbon Regeneration Cycle Utilizing Seaweed
SENAHA Izuru
Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of the Ryukyus / President, Retech Flow -
50 Years Since Adopting the Ramsar Convention
HORI Ryoichi
Director, Ramsar Network Japan -
Digitalizing the Archives of the Yamato Museum and Opening them to the Public
HAMANA Shohei
Curator, Kure Maritime Museum (Yamato Museum)
No.501(June 20, 2021)

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The New Deep Sea Drilling Project and Its Contributions towards Addressing Climate Change Issues
MASUDA Harue
Professor, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University -
The Ocean and Phosphorus Depletion Issues
SUZUMURA Masahiro
Chief Senior Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology -
Multinational Cooperation and Challenges in Finding Solutions to Illegal Fishing Activities
FUJII Iwao
Researcher, Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
No.500(June 5, 2021)
- On Launching the Japan National Committee for the UN Decade of Ocean Science Vladimir RYABININ Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO
- Let’s Strengthen the Ties between Ocean Science and Policy YAMAGATA Toshio Project Principal Researcher, JAMSTEC / Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo / Selected Papers No.27(p.16)
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Inaugural Address for the New Presidency of Ocean Policy Research Institute
SAKAGUCHI Hide
President, Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
No.499(May 20, 2021)
- What the Global Ocean Science Report 2020 Tells Us SHIRAYAMA Yoshihisa Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University / Advisor, JAMSTEC
- The Large Hydrographic Survey Vessels “Heiyo” and "Koyo” Come into Service: Current Status on the Enhancement of the JCG’s Survey Resources TAKASAKA Hisao Director, Administration and Planning Division, Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard / Selected Papers No.27(p.14)
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Monitoring Marine Debris through Biologging
IWATA Takashi
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Oceanology/Faculty of Maritime Sciences, Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University
No.498(May 5, 2021)
- Traveling the World’s Oceans on the Traditional Sailing Canoe, Hōkūleʻa UCHINO Kanako Supervisor, Miura Ocean Academy
- Kaisou Oshiba’s 30-Year Journey: Welcome to the Forest of the Ocean NODA Michiyo President, Kaisou Oshiba Society / Selected Papers No.27(p.12)
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Practical Studies in Marine Science at Tokai University’s School of Marine Science
YAMADA Yoshihiko
Provost,Shizuoka Campus , Tokai University.
No.497(April 20, 2021)
- The Marine Products Industry’s Reliance on Foreign Workers and the Issue of Continuity SASAKI Takafumi Associate Professor, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University / Selected Papers No.27(p.12)
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Towards Clarifying Marine Plastic Pollution in the Arctic Ocean
TOYOSHIMA Junko
Research Fellow, Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation -
Projection Mapping of Japan’s Largest Open Indoor Penguin Pool
SABURI Jin
President and Creative Director, METAL RED INC.
No.496(April 5, 2021)
- How Humans Have Battled Epidemics: Messages from the Ocean AKIMICHI Tomoya Director, Yamanashi Prefecture Fujisan World Heritage Center
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The Fight against the Problem of Marine Plastic Waste in Yamagata Prefecture
KANEKO Hiroshi
Director, Non Profit Organization Partnership Office - Thinking of the Arctic through the Board Game, The Arctic WATANABE Eiji Researcher, Institute of Arctic Climate and Environment Research, Research Institute for Global Change, JAMSTEC / Selected Papers No.27(p.8)