Annual Eel Unit Report Meeting held at the Fisheries Agency
On January 28, 2025, the Annual Eel Unit Report Meeting for FY2024 was held at the Fish Agency in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. This research project on Japanese eel resource management is a commissioned and subsidized research project of the Fisheries Agency led by Professor Hiroshi Hakoyama, in which 39 research and development institutions (13 JV institutions, 26 collaborative institutions) are participating. This annual report meeting was attended by 42 people from the Fisheries Agency, universities, prefectures, and other research and development institutions who presented the results of their research on eel resources. The results of this project, which will identify trends in the ever-declining eel resource and estimate the risk of extinction, will contribute to resource management at the national and prefectural levels, as well as in countries and regions along the East Asian coast.
Meeting Agenda
Opening Remarks (Mizugaki, International Resources Section Chief) 13:15-13:20 (5 min)
Introduction of Participants (List) 13:20-13:25 (5 min)
Review of promotion and results
Overall Summary Report, Hakoyama 13:25-13:35 (10 min)
Trend Analysis of Eel Resources, Hakoyama 13:35-14:00 (25 min)
Population Genetic Analysis of Eel, Sekino 14:00-14:20 (20 min)
Summary of glass eel migration survey, Mochioka/Hakoyama 14:20-14:40 (20 min)
Satellite tag flow chamber experiment, Sato (Yoshida) 14:45-15:00 (15 min)
Reducing the resistance of eel satellite tags, Iio 15:00-15:15 (15 min)
Investigation of Argos satellite tags, Hakoyama 15:15-15:30 (15 min)
General discussion 15:30-15:40 (10 min)
Closing remarks (Research Director) 15:40-15:45 (5 min)
