鹿児島大学 水産学部

Faculty of Fisheries /
Postgraduate School of Fisheries, Kagoshima University

Fisheries Resource Sciences

We Aim for Sustainable Capture Fisheries and Aquaculture Industries


1.Experience of various fishing operation and stock assessment on training vessel.2.Field study on bio-resources.3.Applied ethological study in fishes.4.Collaborative trial for fishing technology modification with fishermen.5.Training of sea-going work.6.Evaluation of fish reef effects.7.Developed energy saving fishing lights.8.Studies using rearing facilities of university.9.Collaborative studies at various research stations.10.Chemical and biochemical analyses in lab.11.Larvae and juvenile bluefin tuna reared by lab.12.Various species available in lab. rearing system.13.Developed high-value fish feed.14.Pathological identification of disease causing germs.
Activities to aim at better bio-resource management, fishing technologies, and aquaculture technologies

Mission of the group

The mission of our group is to foster students to have broad range of knowledge on fisheries and aquaculture so as to contribute to the field of fisheries resource management, fisheries technology, aquaculture technology, and sustainable development of fisheries industry through teaching and research.

Educational feature

The students of our group study the biological-and technological-aspects of fisheries resource management and advanced aquaculture technology through the comprehensive teaching and training at the undergraduate level. Students can cumulate further knowledge and techniques in their course chosen from the following courses.

◇Resource utilization management course

This course focuses on sustainable use of fisheries resources including selective fishing technology, fish stock assessment and management, ecology and ethology of fisheries resources.

◇Aquaculture course

This course focuses on aquaculture technology, namely, fundamentals and applications of aquatic animal nutrition, seedling culture, fish disease and immunology, which contribute to sustainable aquaculture production.

Research Activities

1) Studies on biology, assessment and management of fisheries resources for sustainable yield
2) Studies on fishing gear and fish behavior for efficient fishing technology
3) Study on improvement of fishing technology to promote sustainable fisheries production in tropical and subtropical regions
4) Studies on novel functional nutrients for aquatic animals to develop artificial feeds
5) Studies on techniques of live food culture and effective rearing systems of fish seedling production
6) Studies on infectious diseases and immunology of fish to develop countermeasures for diseases

Teaching Staff

Professor Atsushi YAMAMOTO [Fish diseases; prophylaxis, diagnosis and treatment]
Jun OHTOMI [Population biology of fish and crustacean, coastal fisheries management]
Miguel VAZQUEZ A. [Crustacean behavior and fisheries, traps, baits and eradication of invasive animals]
Shunsuke KOSHIO [Aquatic animal nutrition]
Yasuji MASUDA [Fisheries biology and stock management of commercially important fishes]
Assoc. Prof. Hiroshi SHONO [Fish population dynamics and stock management]
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Kazuhiko ANRAKU [Sensory and behavioral physiology of aquatic animals, fishing technology]
Keigo EBATA [Fishing gear design and fishing methods]
Kyosuke ARAKI [Fish immunology]
Manabu ISHIKAWA [Aquatic animal nutrition]
Munechika ISHIZAKI [Fishing gear engineering]
Takaaki NISHI [Marine electronics, magnetosensitivity and eel migration]
Tomonari KOTANI [Larval rearing and production of live feeds for larvae]
Yuichi YAMANAKA [Marine acoustics, marine information processing]
Asst. Prof. Saichiro YOKOYAMA [Nutritional physiology of aquatic animals]
Yutaka Takeuchi
Appointed Assistant Masaki Taniguchi