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Niigata Laboratory

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Niigata SeiryoUniv.

1-5939-22, Suido-cho, Chuo-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata, 951-8121, JAPAN
Phone: +81-25-228-0451 Fax: +81-25-224-0950

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15-1-1, Notojimamagarimachi, Nanao-shi, Ishikawa 926-0216, JAPAN
Phone: +81-767-84-1182 Fax: +81-767-84-1184

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from Wakura-onsen Station
・25 minutes by taxi
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Miyazu Laboratory

26 Tomari, Obama-shi, Fukui 917-0117, JAPANPhone: +81-770-52-2660 Fax: +81-770-52-2661

1721 Odashukuno, Miyazu-shi, Kyoto 626-0052, JAPAN
Phone: +81-772-25-1306 Fax: +81-772-25-1307

from Obama Station
・15 minutes by taxi

from Miyazu Station
・15 minutes by taxi

from Obama I.C.
・25 minutes by carfrom Miyazu AmanoHashidate I.C.
・20 minutes by car

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Miyazu Laboratory

Japan Sea National Fisheries Research InstituteRole

Fi sh e r i e s M an age me n t Di vi si onThe Sea of Japan is a semi-enclosed oceanic basin, consisting of the Tushima Warm Current and Subarctic
water at the surface to 300 m depth and original cold water beneath. The Japan Sea National Fisheries Research

In the Sea of Japan, valuable ﬁsheries resources include common squid, snow crab, and ﬁsh, such as yellow
tail. For sustainable management, the Fisheries Management Division collects data at ﬁsh markets and from

Institute (JSNFRI) conducts research contributing to coastal and oﬀshore ﬁsheries and promotes the sustainable
use of ﬁshery resources and stock enhancement in cooperation with research institutes located along the coastof the Sea of Japan from Aomori Prefecture to Yamaguchi Prefecture.

research vessel surveys to produce stock assessments for 14 species
based on these data. The division investigates mechanisms causing
population fluctuations, studies animal ecology and life history,
provides information on trends, and proposes ﬁsheries management
policy. The information is used for determining total allowable catchand other management policies of the Japanese Government. In

Hi st ory
The JSNFRI was established as one of the research institutes of the Fisheries Agency at Nanao, Ishikawa
Prefecture, in July 1949.
Later, the JSNFRI was moved to Bandaijima, Niigata-city, in December 1952.
The JSNFRI was moved to its present location in April 1965.
In April 2001 the Fisheries Research Agency (FRA) was established by combining the research institutes ofthe Fisheries Agency, including JSNFRI, in accordance with the administrative reform policy of the Japanese
Government.
The JSNFRI was reorganized to include the Miyazu, Obama, and Notojima research stations in April 2011.

Organiz at ion
Director-General

Project Management Division

Planning and Coordination Section
Management Section

Fisheries Management Division

Stock Assessment and Management Group
Fisheries Biology Group
Coastal Fisheries Resources Group
Salmon Resources Research Group

Fisheries Oceanography Division

Stock Enhancement and Aquaculture Division

Physical Oceanography Group
Biological Productivity Group

Stock Enhancement Group
Coastal Productivity and Environment GroupLive Food Group

Research Vessel Mizuho-maru

P roject M a nagemen t D ivis io n
The Project Management Division supports research of JSNFRI, coordinates research projects, exchanges
information with related institutes and researchers, collects and disseminates information, and manages thelibrary. The division manages personnel services and aﬀairs, welfare programs, procurement, and budget andfacility management.

addition, the division conducts research and disseminates information
pertaining to salmon hatchery technology.

Fi sh e r i e s Oc e an ogr aph y Di vi si on
Fisheries resources are affected by physical environments, such as
water temperature, salinity and currents, and by biological conditions, suchas phytoplankton and zooplankton. The Fisheries Oceanography Division
investigates physical and biological environments through its long-term
oceanographic survey in the Sea of Japan, clarifies factors influencing
ﬂuctuations of ﬁsheries resources, and contributes to the development oftechnology to utilize fisheries resources sustainably and efficiently. The
division is responsible for studies that deal with environmental issues, suchas the outbreak of giant jellyﬁsh that is aﬀecting ﬁsheries in the Sea of Japan.

S t oc k En h an c e me n t an d Aqu ac u lt u r e Di vi si on
Fisheries are conducted in shallow coastal waters and incontinental shelf waters in the Sea of Japan. The Stock Enhancement
and Aquaculture Division conducts research to enhance and utilize
rationally the ﬁsheries resources living in these waters. The division
investigates the relationship between living resources, such as
juvenile ﬁsh, shellﬁsh, and seaweed, and environmental condition in
their habitats, such as algal beds and sandy substrates. The divisiondevelops methods for eﬃcient artiﬁcial production of juvenile ﬁshand investigates the environmental conditions at release sites.

Re se ar c h Ve sse l M i z u h o-mar uTheis a research vessel built in 1981 andrefurbished in1994. The vessel conducts research on ﬁsheries
resources, environment, and oceanography in the Sea of Japan.
Length: 38.47m
Breadth: 6.80m
Depth: 2.90m
Gross tonnage: 152 ton
Speed: 10.60knot
Maximum number of crew: 24