Marine ecosystem studies in the southeast Asia:
Collaborative scientific activities for sustainable useof ecosystem services
Hiroaki Saito

History of SEA-JAPAN collaboration under JSPS
JSPS Core University System
1989~• Joint Seminar on Marine Science

COMSEA 2011-2015

2001–20101989

CREPSUM 2020-2022

2016–2018
2011–2015

Coastal Marine Science 20012010

RENSEA 2016-2018

2020–2022

Joint Seminar, July 1995 UPM

Joint Seminar, Dec 1996 Japan

2003 Chulalongkorn Univ.

History of SEA-JAPAN collaboration under JSPS
JSPS Core University System
1989~• Joint Seminar on Marine Science

COMSEA 2011-2015

2001–20101989

CREPSUM 2020-2022

2016–2018
2011–2015

Coastal Marine Science 20012010

RENSEA 2016-2018

2020–2022

September 5-7, 2019

International Workshop on Emergent issues ofMarine Ecosystems in the Southeast Asia:
For Sustainable Use of Marine Ecosystem Services

Auditorium (2nd floor), AORI,The University of Tokyo

Uniqueness
Highest biodiversity in the World
Ocean
Diverse ecosystems (coral reefs,mangrove, seagrass beds, etc.)
Rich biological/genetic resources
Diversity/disparity inculture/history of surrounding
countries

UniquenessMarine Capture Production (2016):
World
63.94 Million ton
1 China
15.2
2 Indonesia 6.1
3 Russia
4.9
4 Peru3.8
5 India
3.66 Japan3.2
7 Vietnam 2.7
8 Norway
2.0
9 Philippines 1.9
10 Malaysia 1.6
14 Thailand 1.3
16 Myanmar 1.2

Productive Ecosystem

Uniqueness>600,000,000 people
Economic growthThreats to ecosystems
By Climate change & naturaldisasters

By human activities

Earthquake, tsunami, typhoon

Eutrophication

Coral bleaching

Pollution by
hazardous chemicals

Decline ofmangrove forest

Disruptive fisheriesSoutheast Asian Marine Ecosystems: Status
Negative human impacts
Pollution, habitat destruction, fisheries
Climate change and natural disaster
Global warming, earthquake, tsunami, typhoonThreat to ecosystems
Gaps/challenges in our research on marine ecosystems• Difficulty in fund-raising to basic ecological research, skew toapplied/profit-oriented research• Scattered data/resources• Insufficient experts in taxonomy/ecology

PROGRESS OF GOAL 14 IN 2019

The expansion of protected areas for marine
biodiversity and existing policies and treaties thatencourage responsible use of ocean resources are stillinsufficient to combat the adverse effects of overfishing,growing ocean acidification due to climate change andworsening coastal eutrophication.
As billions of people depend on oceans for theirlivelihood and food source and on the transboundary
nature of oceans, increased efforts and interventions
are needed to conserve and sustainably use ocean
resources at all levels.

Ways forfuturecollaboration• Goals for mutual interests/problems of
WS member countries/scientists• Scientific contribution to society• Setting (a few) emergent issues whichbinding scientists from different
disciplines and diff. countries• Application of new techniques to respondrapidly to societal request, throughtraining course/exchanging scientists andstudents

Ways forfuturecollaboration• Respect for autonomy oflocal/areal/regional researchers, people,and communities with trans-disciplinary
collaboration.
• Collaboration with existing /on-goingprojects/initiatives.

Lessons from
capacity building
activities• Training is essential, but also just an
initial step
• Considering about trainees’ future
activities for efficient CB• Highly expected for CBs to disseminate
knowledge and experiences to wider
audience and link them to social issues• Human network established throughthese activities is important for next
collaborative studies (project members,
trainee, as well as PhD & masterstudents)

Emerging Issues for Sustainable Use of Marine Ecosystem Services in SEA

1. Biodiversity andMarine Ecosystem
Dynamics

2. Eutrophicationand Pollution

3. Physical

Oceanography andModeling

4. Social-Ecological System

Goals of CREPSUM
1.Establish an international science andeducational network for the Southeast
Asia marine ecosystem
2.Progress marine ecosystem studies onemergent issues for conservation andsustainable use of marine ecosystemservices in Southeast Asia.
3.Contribute to UN Decade of Ocean
Sciences and UN SDG 14 “Life belowwater” by preparing best scientificknowledge.Collaborative Research and Education Project in Southeast Asia for
Sustainable Use of Marine Ecosystems (Core-to-Core CREPSUM)JSPS Predecessor
Activities

2020-2022

Coastal Marine
Science 2001-10
Asian CoreCOMSEA 2011-15

Scientific Collaboration

Core-to-core

JAPAN

RENSEA 2016-18

AORI,UTokyo
National network

RCO-LIPI
National network

WS, training course,
exchange young scientist
Integration

Malaysia

UMT
National network

UN SDGs

UP,Visayas
National network

Education, TMT

Indonesia

Future Earth & other
Int. Projects, Marine
PolicyPhilippines

Collaboration work at
INOSs, Workshop(WS)Joint Seminar

Thailand

Chulalongkorn Univ.
National network

VietnamIMER
National network

Sci. knowledge for sustainable use of marine ecosystem services
Int. Education core for marine ecosystem studies in SEAsia

IPBES

IOC/WESTPAC

Policy makers

Public, NGO

Core Research Institution: Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, the University of Tokyo
Coordinator： Hiroaki Saito
Secretary office of CREPSUM： Center for Int. Collaboration, AORI, UTokyo

International collaboration（Core Institutions, Nat. Coordinators)
Malaysia
UMT, Ghaffar
Indonesia
LIPI, Arifin
Philippines
UP, Campos
Thailand
CU, Aiemsomboon
Vietnam
IMER, Nguyen Field study atINOSs Seminar Groupmeeting/workshop Use &transfer ofnew tech.
 Education,
capacitybuilding

Research Groups
SEAsia Marine Ecosystems
Phys. Oceangr.
Biodiversityand Ecosystem

Pollution

SocialEcological
Systems

Education, TMT
Math. model

Molecular tech.

Chem. alanysis

COVID-19 pandemic• Continuation of COVID-19 pandemic• Omicron variant from Dec 2021
• Travel ban/quarantine---•••••

Publication of papers, reviews
Field guides, books
On-line workshop
On-line outreach activity
Budget usage change (e.g., journal APC)

この写真 の作成者 不明な作成者 は CC BY のライセンスを許諾されていますField Guides/Identification GuideBook and book chapter

Review papers
A Review of Factors Influencing the Seagrass-Sea Cucumber Association in TropicalSeagrass Meadows
Floren Adonis S., Hayashizaki Ken-ichi, Putchakarn Sumaitt, Tuntiprapas Piyalap, PrathepAnchana. Frontiers in Marine Science 8, 2021

Review papers
Mussel biology: from the byssus to ecology and physiology, including microplastic ingestionand deep-sea adaptation
Inoue, K., Onitsuka, Y. & Koito, T.. Fisheries Science 87, 761–771 2021

and many papers.....

On-line/on-site course/workshops
On-line course:Marine Science from Basic to Future Research

18 May 2021
Hosted by IMER, Celebrating the Day of Vietnam’s
Science and Technology
On-line seminar: Science for sustainable use of theocean: SDG 14 Life below Water

28 Sept, 2021 Hosted by Chulalongkorn University
Training course: ICGEB-USM-CREPSUM Course

Application of Advanced Genomic Tools forConservation of Marine Biodiversity
6-10 June 2022, CEMACS, USM

On-line courses/workshops

Online Workshop: CREPSUM – IOC/WESTPAC on Jellyfish Identification 17-18 March, 2022

Outreach

Scientific Contribution to Social Issues

Scientific Contribution to Social IssuesThe Ocean We WantLet’s think how CREPSUM
contribute to SDG14, UN
Ocean Decade, and to realize
the sustainable use of marine
ecosystem services