Professor Hakoyama Hiroshi gave a lecture at the academic symposium "The Future of Unadon" held at the University of Tokyo!
On Saturday, July 1, 2023, from 13:00 to 17:00, the East Asian Eel Society hosted a public symposium entitled “The Future of Unadon 10: 10 Years Since the Japanese Eel was Listed as an Endangered Species: Past and Future” at the University of Tokyo Yayoi Auditorium Ichijo Hall. Professor Hiroshi Hakoyama of the Nagano University Institute of Freshwater Biology gave a lecture entitled “Assessing the Extinction Risk of the Japanese Eel and International Cooperation for Resource Management”. The symposium was attended by nearly 100 people, and various speakers from the Fisheries Agency and the private sector gave lectures on a variety of topics related to efforts to manage and conserve Japan’s eel resources.
Program:
- Opening Remarks by Tsuguo Otake (University of Tokyo) 13:05
- Introduction by Noritaka Mochioka (Kyushu University) 13:05-13:10
- International cooperation in Japanese eel extinction risk assessment and resource management by Hiroshi Hakoyama (Nagano University) 13:10-13:30
- Fisheries Agency eel resource management measures by Morio Kaneko (Fisheries Agency Ecosystem Conservation Office) 13:30-13:50
- Review of the Fisheries Research and Education Agency’s Eel Project “Emergency Measures for Eels” by Toshihiro Yamamoto (Fisheries Research and Education Agency) 13:50-14:10
- Survey of open ocean eel larvae for glass eel fishery forecast by Nobuto Fukuda (Fisheries Research and Education Agency) 14:10-14:30
- Break 14:30-14:50
- Recent public perception of Japanese eel from articles published in national newspapers - Kazuki Matsushige (Kyushu University) 14:50-15:10
- The Impact of Endangered Species Listing on Citizens and Research. Tomoaki Hibino (Inochino Tabi Museum) 15:10-15:30
- Efforts by Producers, Distributors and Consumers in Response to Endangered Species Listing. Toyohara Yuka (Pal System Co-op) 15:30-15:50
- Efforts to Achieve SDGs for Eels in the Local Community. Toshio Marusaki (Former Principal of Mitani Fisheries High School) 15:50-16:10
- Break 16:10-16:25
- General discussion. Mochioka Noritaka (Kyushu University) 16:25-16:55
- Closing remarks. Kimura Shingo (University of Tokyo) 16:55-17:00
