The Tara-JAMBIO Microplastic Joint Survey is a collaboration between Tara Océan Japan, the Japanese branch of the Tara Océan Foundation, and JAMBIO. Tara Océan has conducted expeditions to observe and understand marine life, from plankton to coral reefs, and the impact of climate change and anthropogenic stressors. These expeditions are conducted with the schooner Tara. […]
2025/7/28 The final survey of 2025 was conducted in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, with the cooperation of Professor Minoru Ikeda and Associate Professor Toyonobu Fujii of the Onagawa Field Center, Tohoku University. While some areas were covered with colonies of Sargassum, there were also areas covered with sea urchins and almost no seaweed to be seen. With […]
2025/7/14 The sixth survey was conducted at the Oshoro Marine Station, Hokkaido University, with the help of many people such as Professor Norishige Yotsukura. It is said that kelp used to grow abundantly in the area, but in recent years it has decreased. We found many sea urchins, especially in deeper areas, causing coastal denudation. There […]
2025/6/30 The fifth survey of 2025 was conducted at Niigata University’s Marine Biological Station on Sado Island. With the assistance of Niigata University’s Associate Professor Akihito Omori and technical staff Toyokazu Shimotani, the survey was conducted in a seaweed bed dominated by Sargassum in Tassha Bay, near the Marine Biological Station. Despite the rainy season, most […]
2025/06/16 Despite the rainy season skies, the fourth survey of 2025 was conducted at Shodoshima, Kagawa prefecture in collaboration with Aji Marine Station, Kagawa University. It was carried out with the cooperation of Kagawa University’s Assistant Professor Masatoshi Nakakuni, technical staff Koji Kishimoto, and many others. Although the weather was gloomy, the sea conditions were good […]
2025/6/2 As part of the Blue Carbon Project targeting seaweed beds across Japan, the third survey of 2025 was conducted around Hagizaki, Usa, Tosa City, Kochi prefecture in collaboration with Usa Marine Biological Institute, Kochi University. With the cooperation of many people such as Mr. Kouki Tanaka, a technician at Kochi University, we were able to […]
As part of the Blue Carbon Project targeting seaweed beds across Japan, the second survey of 2025 was conducted at Nakadori Island (Arikawa Bay) in the Goto Islands of Nagasaki. It was conducted in collaboration with Professor Gregory N. Nishihara, Nagasaki University, and the Arikawa Town Fisheries Cooperative. With the cooperation of local residents, we […]
As part of the Blue Carbon Project targeting seaweed beds across Japan, the Shimoda site survey was performed in April. We conducted underwater surveys in the seaweed beds, collected water and mud samples from the research vessel, and evaluated from various perspectives the process by which seaweed sequesters carbon. On the final day, an event […]
The 2nd World Congress of Marine Stations (WCMS2024) was held at GRANSHIP Shizuoka Convention & Arts Centre, Shizuoka City from 27 to 29 November, 2024. JAMBIO organized the congress as the host association. Totally 84 participants, including 40 from outside Japan, had active discussion and deepened a friendship among the marine station community. ▶programme (PDF)
The 2nd World Congress of Marine Stations will be held in November 2024 in Shizuoka, Japan. The congress will be organized by JAMBIO. The purpose of World Association of Marine Stations (WAMS) is to provide a forum for marine stations from all regions of the world to establish inclusive partnerships and strengthen collaboration among marine […]