Projects
Under international initiatives aimed at a new international order on the ocean such as the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the movement toward sustainable development and use of the ocean, OPRI is striving to promote the following ocean policies and the implementation and formulation of specific measures to drive them.
FY 2016
Ⅰ. Ocean Policy Projects
Ocean Policy/Maritime Transportation Research Projects

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Research project on compiling and promoting comprehensive ocean policies
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Promotion of IO Net
Research Projects on Ocean Environment

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Enforcement of model site projects on Integrated Coastal Management
Ocean Education

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Project for enhancing ocean education in the Japanese school system
The Arctic Ocean

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Study on Effective International Cooperation to Arctic Governance
Maritime Security Studies

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Promoting Maritime Security Cooperation
Studies to Promote implementation of the Basic Act on Ocean Policy

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Studies to Promote implementation of the Basic Act on Ocean Policy
Promotion of International Cooperation in Ocean Related Fields

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Promotion of International Cooperation in Ocean Related Fields
Ocean Policy Research

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Project Development and Research(Ocean Research and Development Dept.)
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Project Development and Research(Ocean Policy Planning and Management Dept.)
Conservation of Marine Environment, etc

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Marine biodiversity conservation and resource use
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Research on adaptation measures for global warming and ocean acidification
Ⅱ. Information Dissemination Projects
Publicizing information on the oceans

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Publication of Ocean Newsletters,etc
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Publication of White Papers on the Oceans
Advancement of Ocean Policy Studies

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Promotion of Ocean Policy Studies
Research on "Seeds" for New Projects and Outreach Activities

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Research on Outreach Activities
Information Analysis and Dissemination for Ocean Policy

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Maritime Security Information Report
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Collection and dissemination of information on Island Studies