Bioinformatics and Biosciences Division

Biological phenomena, such as population size changes, growth, and survival of organisms are the results of interactions between internal information possessed by organisms (biological information) and the external environment, and that is also true in the case of aquatic organisms. In order to use both genetic and physiological data of biological information and to develop the fisheries industry, the Bioinformatics and Biosciences Division conducts the following activities using the advanced equipment, represented by the next-generation sequencer: population-genetic analysis of fish and other aquatic organisms; advancement of stock assessment methods based on population genomics; research and development concerning in mechanisms of stock fluctuation and aquacultural technology through the examination of gene expressions and metabolites of fish, etc. The Division also conducts inspection of genetically modified fish, etc. based on law (Cartagena Act )