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(C) 2006 Hakodate International Tourism and Convention AssociationLights of squid fishing boats

Introduction of the Faculty of Fisheries Sciences,

Hokkaido University, Japan

Hokkaido University2

School + Graduate School Graduate School

Letter

Education

Law

Economics and Business

Administration

Science

Medicine

Dental Medicine

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Engineering

Agriculture

Veterinary Medicine

Fisheries Sciences

International Media

and Communication

Information Science

and Technology

Environmental Earth

Science

Life Science

Public Policy

Established in 1876, 2,000 Faculty members, 18,000 Students

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http://serc.carleton.edu/

Hakodate as a base of fisheries research

Sea of Okhotsk

Sea of Japan

Bering Sea

Pacific Ocean

Gulf of Alaska

Hakodate

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Hakodate

Hokkaido

Hakodate Campus

Universities in Japan

National University

– Former Imperial University

– Other National University

Private University

– Former Imperial University

• Hokkaido, Tohoku, Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka,

Kyushuu, (Taipei), (Seul)

• Big difference in History, Budget and Activity

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Japanese Universities in Fishery Science

Faculty of Fishery

• Hokkaido U

• Nagasaki U

• Kagoshima U

• TUMST

• National Fishery U

Fac. of Agriculture– Div. Fishery

• Tokyo U

• Kyoto U

• Tohoku U

• Kinki U

Other

• Kitasato U

• Mie U

• Nippon U

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Japanese Universities in Fishery Science

Faculty of Fishery

• Hokkaido U

• Nagasaki U

• Kagoshima U

• TUMST

• National Fishery U

Fac. of Agriculture– Div. Fishery

• Tokyo U

• Kyoto U

• Tohoku U

• Kinki U

Other

• Mie U

• Kitasato U

• Nippon U

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Former Imperial U

Other National U

Private U

Mission of Fac. Fish. Sci. HU

・Understand principles controlling aquatic ecosystems

for sustainable fisheries

・Unravel characters of aquatic organisms

for efficient utilization

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Secure food supply from the oceans

to feed the world

with conserving ecosystems

International students in our school9

China 9

Korea 15

Portugal 1

Morocco 1Egypt 1

Ethiopia 1

Uganda 1 Indonesia 3

Bangladesh 3

Thailand 1

Malaysia 2

Mexico 1

Panama 1

Brazil 1

Chile 1

15 Countries, 42 International Students

March, 2007

PARE Program

• Program to Foster Pioneers to

Transform the Populations-

Activities-Resources and

Environments (PARE) Chain.

• Fostering Master Course

Students for 6-12 month.

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Spring Summer

AutumnWinter

(C) 2004 Hakodate Film Commission

Four seasons in Hokkaido

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(C) 2006 Photo @rt mode

Night View of HAKODATE