2009

●No.225 December 20, 2009
	Problems in Coastal Zone Management as Seen from a Fish Stocking Perspective Teruaki SUZUKI Director, Aichi Prefecture Fisheries Laboratory / Research Professor, Research Institute, Meijo University Enclosed Seas: Ｔhe Persian Gulf, the Caspian Sea and the Arctic Sea Kazuhiro NAKATANI Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics Preparations for Maritime Rescue Operations at Sea: Activities of the Japan Coast Guard Haneda Special Rescue Team Kentaro FURUYA Former Leader, Special Rescue Team, Japan Coast Guard
●No.224 December 5, 2009
	Submarine Groundwater Makoto TANIGUCHI Professor, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature International Trade and Resource Management of Precious Coral Hiroshi HASEGAWA Associate Professor, Institute of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Kanazawa University ILO Maritime Labour Convention Koichi Akatsuka Vice President, Japan Captains’ Association
●No.223 November 20, 2009
	Current Trends in "Bio-logging Science" Nobuyuki MIYAZAKI Professor, Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo The Promotion Efforts of a Fishing Village Women’s Group: Hosting A Forum on the Ocean, People, and Living Izumi Seki Associate Professor, Department of Maritime Civilizations, School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University The Ocean and Me Rieko Zamma Producer
●No.222 November 5, 2009
	On Improving the Legal Regime for Management of International Submarine Cables Yoshinobu Takei Researcher, Ocean Policy Research Foundation The Maritime Self-Defense Force’s New Operational Concept and the 22DDH Makoto Yamazaki Former Commander in Chief, Self-Defense Fleet Reexamining Japanese History from a Maritime Perspective: the goals of the Ningbo Project Tsuyoshi Kojima Associate Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo
●No.221 October 20, 2009
	Wanted: a new kind of hero David Pugh Formerly President, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO/ Formerly President of the Federation of Astronomical and Geophysical Data, Analysis Services of the International Council for Science. Changes in the Coastal Environment and Thoughts on Environmental Restoration from a Fisheries Perspective Takehiro Tanaka Fisheries Section Manager, Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Division, Okayama Prefecture The Building of Japan’s First Western Style Ship, the Heda, and Friendship with Russia Kazuo Ito Chief Priest, Hosen-ji Masahiko Ito Office Manager, Faculty of Science, Nagoya University
●No.220 October 05, 2009
	Isoyake Recovery Guideline and Subsequent Activities Daisuke Fujita Associate Professor, Faculty of Marine Science, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology Current Anti-Piracy Efforts in the Waters off Somalia and the Gulf of Aden Toshihiko Oka Vice Admiral (Ret.), JMSDF, Chief of Maritime Security Research Section of the Japan Naval Association “Kids Cruise”―Contributing to Society with one’s Professional Expertise Yoshizumi Sawada Former Director, CSR and Environment Office, Corporate Planning Division, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
●No.219 September 20, 2009
	A European Perspective on Japan's Basic Act on Ocean Policy Dr.Ronán Long Research Director, Marine Law and Ocean Policy Centre, National University of Ireland Galway Characteristics and Issues of Japanese-style Marine Protected Areas Nobuyuki YAGI Associate Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo Letter to the Editor: China’s 2^nd and 3^rd Sea Power Eiichi Fukami Oceans and East Asian Research Group
●No.218 September 5, 2009
	Passage of the "Law on Punishment of and Measures against Acts of Piracy" Yasuhiro OKANISHI Cabinet Counselor, Secretariat of the Headquarters for Ocean Policy of the Cabinet Secretariat The “Abiki” Secondary Undulation Ryohei Okada Chief Technical Officer, Marine Division, Japan Meteorological Agency Nagasaki Marine Observatory The Diversity Hidden in Ocean Research―A View from Science Chikashi Horikiri Thomson Reuters
●No.217 August 20, 2009
	Importance of Feather Stars and the Projects Using the Feather Stars at Misaki Marine Biological Station Hisanori Koutsuka Technical Staff, Misaki Marine Biological Station, School of Science, The University of Tokyo Toward to Avoiding Collisions between Super High-speed Vessels and Whales Hidehiro KATO Professor, Faculty of Marine Science, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology Installation of Photovoltaic Arrays on a Ship Masato Nobuhara Chief Tecnology Officer and Executive Technical Advisor, Monohakobi Technology Institute
●No.216 August 5, 2009
	Iron Fertilization in the Oceans—Results of Field Experiments and the International Situation Shigenobu TAKEDA Associate Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo Lessons from the Canary Islands Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) Takahiro Asano Administrator and Overseas Researcher,National Personnel Authority, Japan / On temporary dispatch to the Maritime Safety and Rescue Agency, Spain A Dolphin SOS: Cambodia’s Dolphins Threatened by Extinction Keiichi Iwashige Director, HAB Research Center/ Student, Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
●No.215 July 20, 2009
	On the Promotion of Ocean Education Manabu SATO Professor, Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo / President of the Japanese Educational Research Association New Developments in Japan’s Ocean Policy Research―On the Establishment of the Japan Society of Ocean Policy Tadao Kuribayashi Professor Emeritus, Keio University/Special Adviser, Ocean Policy Research Foundation The Port of Kobe’s Initiatives for Securing Maritime Human Resources and Capacity Development Tatsuo Yada Mayor, City of Kobe
●No.214 July 5, 2009
	“Reopening” the Port of Hakodate 2009: On the 150th Anniversary of the Port’s Opening We are Looking toward the Future Masanori Nishio Mayor, City of Hakodate Need for a Deep Sea Investigation System for Marine Accidents Shizuo HOSHIBA Project Professor, The University of Tokyo GCOE Project The Importance of Understanding Rip Currents Michio Kato Director, Kanagawa Section, Japan Lifesaving Association, NPO
●No.213 June 20, 2009
	On Becoming an Oasis City on the Sea of Japan Rim Katsuji Nakamura Mayor, Sakaiminato City Building and Living Together in the Most Comfortable Village〜Himeshima as a Utopia in an Aging Society Seiji Sato Vice-President, Member, Board of Directors, Oita University Japan Coast Guard PR Goods: my reasons for creating the 7th Region HQ Moji Cards Yukika Matsushita Moji Japan Coast Guard Office, Japan Coast Guard
●No.212 June 05, 2009
	Promoting the City as Tourist Attraction together with the Seto Inland Sea Kazutoshi Komura Mayor, City of Kure Forever Meeting the Ocean for the First Time Minako Takizawa Science Journalist A Voyage on the Wave-Powered Ship Mermaid Ⅱ Yutaka Terao Professor, School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University
●No.211 May 20, 2009
	Marine Accident Trends and Preventive Measures Shin Ohnuki Senior Fellow, The Japan Association of Marine Safety The New Piracy Law: Another View Toshihiko Oka Director, Japan Security Research Association The Wisdom of the Ancients: Learning about Ancient Salt Production Senshu Matsuura “Charisma Tourism” Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism/ Representative, Ancient Salt Production “Seaweed Salt Study Group”
●No.210 May 5, 2009
	Message from a Remote Island -The Challenge of Sustainable Regional Revitalization Michio Yamauchi Mayor of Ama-cho, Oki-no-Kuni The Japanese have Forgotten the Gratitude They Owe to the “Frontier Guards” of the Ocean Misa Sakurabayashi Journalist Strengthening of Systems for Investigation of Marine Accidents: the Establishment of the Japan Transport Safety Board Kouichi Yunoki Director General, Japan Transport Safety Board
●No.209 April 20, 2009
	The Ship Recycling Convention and Japan's Role Koichi Kato Director, International Affairs Office, Shipbuilding and Ship Machinery Division, Maritime Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Learn about Ships and the Sea at the Museum of Maritime Science Nobuyuki Kobori Director of Educational Activities, Museum of Maritime Science The First Japanese to Circle the Globe:Castaways of the Wakamiya-Maru Mikio Oshima Secretary-General, Ishinomaki Wakamiya-Maru Castaway Society
●No.208 April 5, 2009
	Marine Ecolabel Japan -Promoting Downstream Resource Management Masashi Nishimura Marine Ecolabel Japan Secretariat New Aspects of the Japan-USA Alliance in the 21st Century Yoji Koda Vice Admiral, JMSDF (Ret’d)/ Former Commander in Chief, Self-Defense Fleet Research Member, Suikoukai Japan’s Dynamism Originates in the Sea Akira Nagano Professor, Future University Hakodate
●No.207 March 20, 2009
	The Port of Yokohama’s 150th Anniversary Challenge: Aiming to become a World Class Comprehensive Port Facility Hiroshi Nakada Mayor,Yokohama, Japan Polar Sea Engineering Today: Report of a Visit to the National Research Council Canada, Institute for Ocean Technology Toshihiro Ozeki Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Hokkaido University of Education, Sapporo A Message from the Sea Turtles Itaru Uchida Adviser, Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium / Recipient, 1st Annual Prize for Promotion of Japan as an Ocean State
●No.206 March 5, 2009
	Extended Continental Shelf submitted by Japan Shin Tani Cabinet Councilor, Secretariat of the Headquarters for Ocean Policy, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Japan Securing Safety in the Sealanes Tadahiko Furusawa President, Japan Security Research Association Corporation New Trends in French Ocean Policy 〜 Integrated Management of Ocean and Coastal Zones and the Establishment of Marine Protected Areas〜 Aiko Endo Researcher, Ocean Policy Research Foundation
●No.205 February 20, 2009
	A Forecast Experiment of Beach Litter Arriving on East China Sea Coasts - Local Residents and Researcher Collaboration - Atsuhiko Isobe Professor, Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University Edo Era Whaling in the Western Seas Eiichi Honza Former Professor, Kumamoto University Enchanted by the Sea Sachio Kinugasa Professional Baseball Commentator
●No.204 February 05, 2009
	How a Man Far from the Sea Came to Write an Ocean Trilogy Yoichi Komori Author/ Recipient, first annual Prize for Promotion of Japan as an Ocean State Chemosynthetic Microorganisms and their Role in the Marine Environment Michinari Sunamura Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo Bodhidharma and the Silk Road of the Sea Tsutomu Kambe Former Professor, The University of Tokyo / Member, Board of Governors, Institute of Asian Studies (Chennai, India)
●No.203 January 20, 2009
	Towards the Future of Japan’s Polar Research Hiroshi Kanda Director, Arctic Environment Research Center, Research Organization of Information and Systems, National Institute of Polar Research Urging the State to Protect Japan’s Maritime Lifelines: an Immediate Decision Should be made to Dispatch the Maritime Self-Defense Force to the Waters off Somalia Hideaki Kaneda Director, The Okazaki Institute Increasing Use of Eco-labeling in Japan Kozo Ishii Program Director Japan Office, Marine Stewardship Council（MSC） Reading the Global Environment through Marine Driftage Washed Ashore Akihiko Suzuki Professor, Sapporo Campus, Hokkaido University of Education
●No.202 January 5, 2009
	The New Cooperative Framework in the Malacca and Singapore Straits and the Role of the Private Sector Yohei Sasakawa Chairman, The Nippon Foundation IOC of UNESCO and Japan’s Ocean Science Community Kazuhiro Kitazawa Special Advisor for the Director, Planning Department, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology On Reducing Maritime Transport CO₂ Emissions Hiroaki Sakashita Director of Safety and Environment Policy Division, Maritime Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism