Applied Marine Biology

Education and research are conducted with the aim of studying marine organisms related to fisheries, together with the environment surrounding them, from multiple perspectives and making advanced use of these organisms.

In the Marine Biosciences Course, seven fields of study (Aquaculture Biology, Fisheries Biology and Ecology, Marine Plant Ecology, Marine Biochemistry, Marine & Coastal Ecosystem Science, Biological Oceanography, and Fish genetic) are conducting extensive research on the production and utilization of a wide variety of marine animals and plants.

Specifically, we are investigating the following research. The endocrine regulation of reproduction in cultivated animals and the application of genetic modification technology (Aquaculture Biology), the fisheries biology and population dynamics for effective exploitation of coastal resources (Fisheries Biology and Ecology), researches on the ecosystem function of marine algae in the coastal rocky reef ecosystem (Marine Plant Ecology), biochemistry of aquatic organisms and basic science for their effective utilization (Marine Biochemistry), coastal ecosystem dynamics and conservation of marine genetic diversity (Marine & Coastal Ecosystem Science), elucidating the structure and function of marine ecosystems using organisms in the lower productive layers of the ocean (Biological Oceanography), the genetic breeding, conservation of genetic resources and molecular regulatory mechanisms of fish development and growth (Fish Genetics) are focused in each study field.