Social Implementation
Participated in a talk show at the Zushi Sailing Festival
I was invited by Prof. Tajima at UTokyo-Hongo, who is working on coastal erosion issues in Zushi Bay, Kanagawa, Japan, to be involved in some of the studies on the restoration of the seagrass and seaweed beds and environmental conservation in the bay. I was invited to participate in a talk show at the Zushi Sailing Festival on June 2, 2024. The north side of the beach has been eroded by longshore sediment transport from north to south, and rocky substrates have appeared. Sand is deposited on the south side, and a sand-bypassing is being implemented to return it to the north side, but cost is an issue. Other measures, […]
Marbled Sole Fishing Survey in Tokyo Bay
On March 31, 2024, the project team for creating habitat for living things under the Public-Private Cooperation Forum for Tokyo-Bay Restoration conducted a fishing survey for marbled sole in Tokyo Bay. Tokyo recorded a summer day of 28 degrees Celsius, with strong southerly winds and high waves, so we were unable to go to the originally planned fishing grounds and caught only one marbled sole. To avoid high waves, we went to places we had not gone before. Maruhachi in Heiwajima Participants of PT members
Visiting Akanehama Seaside Park and Beach in Tokyo Bay in April 2023
A tour of Akanehama Seaside Park was held on Sunday, April 16, 2023. Under the spring weather, the tour was conducted as an activity of the Habitat Creation Project Team (PT) under the Public-Private Cooperation Forum for Tokyo-Bay Restoration under the guidance of the Narashino Marine Conservation Organization. In the morning, Dr. Sasaki participated in a meeting at 9:00 a.m. at the New Narashino Community Center in Narashino City, where he introduced the project "Improvement of Sediment Quality of Spawning Ground for Marbled flounder," a policy proposal of the PT. This project is not well known locally, even though it has been implemented in the sea area before Akanehama. Dr. […]
Field survey of sediment, benthic organisms, and spawning site of Marbled flounder off Akanehama, Tokyo Bay, in December 2022
On December 27, 2022, in collaboration with the Habitat Creation Project Team under the Public-Private Cooperation Forum for Tokyo-Bay Restoration and the Chiba Prefectural Fisheries Research Center, we conducted a survey of spawning grounds for marbled flounder, including bottom sediment and benthic habitats, off Akanehama in northern Tokyo Bay. This survey was conducted based on a policy proposal from the Public-Private Cooperation Forum for Tokyo-Bay Restoration to the Tokyo Bay Regeneration Promotion Council (WEB of Ministry of Land, Infrastracture, Transport and Tourism followed by an implemented project WEB of Kanto Regional Bureau of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and WEB of the Public-Private Cooperation Forum for Tokyo-Bay Restoration). […]
Kickoff of blue carbon joint research on Wakame cultivation in Fukuura in December 2022
Itochu Enex Co., Ltd., Fukuura Fisheries Cooperative, Yugawara Town, Kanagawa Prefecture, and the University of Tokyo have started a joint research on carbon sequestration by new Wakame (a kind of seaweed) cultivation aiming for blue carbon implementation. Blue carbon is defined by the United Nations Environment Programme as sequestered carbon absorbed by marine ecosystems. Seaweed cultivation is expected to contribute to both carbon sequestration and fishery. There have been few examples of new seaweed cultivation aiming for blue carbon, and we will pursue co-benefits between carbon absorption and aquatic resources through new Wakame cultivation. Group photo of collaborators Representative members from the University of Tokyo, Fukuura Fisheires Cooperative, and Itochu […]
Field survey on spawning ground of marbled flounder in off-Akanehama, Tokyo Bay
The project team for creation of habitat under the Public-Private Cooperation Forum for Tokyo Bay Restoration performed a field survey on spawning ground for marbled flounder collaborating with Chiba Prefectural Fishery Research Center in off-Akanehama of Tokyo Bay on December 25, 2018. The project team proposed a project for creation of spawning ground of marbled flounder and this survey is based on this project.
Tokyo Bay Festa 2018
On October 20th and 21st, Tokyo Bay Festa is being held in Yokohama. Our project team for creation of habitat under the Public-Private Cooperation Forum for Tokyo-Bay Restoration exhibit shellfishes in Tokyo Bay, quiz on Tokyo Bay, and panels showing the PT activities.