The Tara Ocean Foundation and the Jambio Network survey microplastic pollution in Japan’s coastal waters and conduct outreach events around Japan for the second year. After surveying the coastal waters around marine stations in West Japan, the team will be surveying waters in North East Japan. The objective of the surveys is to assess plastic […]
The sea anemone “Yosai sea anemone Capnea japonica (Carlgren, 1940)”, has not been collected since it was discovered in 1914. After about 100 years, Dr. Kensuke Yanagi, Senior Researcher at the Coastal Branch of Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba, and Dr. Takato Izumi, Research Fellow at Ryukyu University, reported the rediscovery of this species […]
A research team including Oki Marine Biological Station, a member of JAMBIO, presented their joint research on ocean dynamics in the Japan Sea. The second branch of the Tsushima Warm Current was discussed by examining the surface distribution of radium isotopes in the surface seawater of the southwest region of the Japan Sea and their […]
A research team including researchers from Shimane University has decoded the partial genome of the firefly squid and reported on bioluminescent genes in the genome. Based on the result, they developed microsatellite markers and demonstrated that the firefly squids are exceptionally close to monogamous reproductive patten. For more details, please refer to the following papers; […]
All Nippon eDNA Monitoring Network (ANEMONE, a network for biodiversity monitoring using environmental DNA) website has been updated and JAMBIO was introduced as a collaborating organization. From JAMBIO, Akkeshi, Asamushi, Shirahama, Noto, Sado, Oki, Ushimado, Sugashima, Hamamatsu, Shimoda, and Shikinejima participate in the annual survey of fish fauna of the coast. The ANEMONE website is […]
Tara Ocean Fondation and the Jambio network is starting a survey on microplastic pollution in coastal waters of Japan.
Sampling will start from April 2020 and will be conducted every month in a different marine station along Japanese coasts.
By several JAMBIO members and interested volunteers, we set up a research group called “Rinkai Hack” to promote research education and human resources exchanges beyond the boundaries of animal/ plant research and informatics, with marine stations as the primary places of activity. The third training course is scheduled to be held in early June, and […]
The Research Center for Marine Biology, Tohoku University will hold the Shinkishi Hatai International Marine Biology Course 2019 from July 18th to 24th, 2019 at our institute in Aomori, Japan.
