Intelligence
A regional initiative led by Seafood Legacy unites Japan, China and South Korea to tackle shared challenges in fisheries, aquaculture and seafood supply chains.
Innovation & Investment
A 3D imaging and machine learning system improved noncontact weight estimates for frozen skipjack tuna in a proof-of-concept study.
Responsibility
Women are playing a growing role in fisheries in Japan despite traditional gender norms and male-dominated institutions limiting their opportunities.
Intelligence
Researchers from Qingdao demonstrate that wakame can be grown in subtropical Fujian province, opening new opportunities for seaweed aquaculture.
Innovation & Investment
Okayama University of Science and Murakami City are testing a closed-cycle recirculating aquaculture system as salmon returns decline.
Intelligence
New technology makes it possible to verify a fish species in just minutes, potentially transforming conservation, trade and consumer confidence.
Intelligence
Fifteen years after an earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan, its innovative fisheries and aquaculture sectors reassess their disaster preparedness.
Aquafeeds
New approaches could enable aquafeeds made from local ingredients to reduce reliance on feed imports and support aquaculture.
Intelligence
Scientists at Okayama University of Science hope to boost astronaut survival by taking aquaculture where no man has gone before.
Intelligence
Much of Japan’s grilled eel is actually the American eel species Anguilla rostrata. How does that impact efforts to increase transparency in seafood?
Innovation & Investment
Operators of the world’s first land-based sockeye salmon farm say their water treatment technology could mark a turning point for aquaculture in Japan.
Intelligence
Researchers in northern Japan are using an AI image-recognition technique to observe scallop populations in lantern nets.
Intelligence
Can eDNA elicit insights into ocean biodiversity off the Ogasawara Islands, with implications for aquaculture monitoring?
Intelligence
Study finds that regularly eating small fish whole significantly reduces the risk of death from all causes and cancer in Japanese women.
Innovation & Investment
Rearing Japanese eels at a reasonable cost has proved challenging over the years, but recent developments at Kindai University are raising hopes.
Fisheries
An AI-powered model developed by researchers "vastly outperformed" humans in correctly identifying the gender of horsehair crabs.