Marine Environment Division
Ecosystems and reproduction of fisheries resources are significantly affected by the marine environment. The Marine Environment Division continuously conducts marine observation activities integrated with fisheries resource surveys in coastal and offshore areas. At the same time, the division analyzes observation data and plankton samples collected, managed, and stored over the past several decades and examines the relationship between collected data and samples and changes in fisheries resources, the mechanism of fishing ground formation, and the impact of changes in the marine environment associated with long-term climate change and abnormal weather on fisheries resources. The division also develops high-precision ocean models around Japan and disseminates information on marine conditions identified through the use of developed models, and conducts research on the dynamics of radioactive substances in the oceans and the impact on aquatic organisms.
The Marine Environment Division analyzes water temperature data and provides information in the form of distribution of water blocks and marine condition forecast maps.
Zooplankton used as important feed for fisheries resources
(c) Fisheries Resources Survey/Assessment Promotion Entrustment Project
