Professor Hiroshi Hakoyama gave a lecture at the “Symposium on Exploring the 'Feelings' of Eels in Lake Nojiri” held at Shinano Town Community Hall!
On Saturday, July 12, 2025, from 13:30 to 16:30, a public symposium titled “Symposium on Exploring the ‘Feelings’ of Eels in Lake Nojiri” was held at Shinano Town Community Hall, organized by the Nojiri Highland University Village (Director: Professor Emeritus Masaru Tanaka, Kyoto University). Professor Hiroshi Hakoyama of the Institute of Freshwater Biology, Nagano University, delivered a lecture titled “Spawning Migration Tracking of the Japanese Eel.”
The symposium attracted nearly 80 participants, with three invited speakers presenting on a variety of topics related to the conservation and management of Japanese eel resources.
Program:
Lecture 1: High School Students’ Challenge to Restore Eel Resources with an Eye on Forests, Rivers, and the Sea
Shinji Koba (Teacher and One Health Club Advisor, Fukuoka Prefectural Yamakado High School)Lecture 2: Spawning Migration Tracking of the Japanese Eel
Hiroshi Hakoyama (Professor and Director, Institute of Freshwater Biology, Nagano University)Lecture 3: Thinking about Lake Nojiri from the Eel’s Perspective: What is Environmental DNA Analysis?
Satoshi Kameyama (Principal Researcher, National Institute for Environmental Studies)Discussion and Open Forum
Why the Japanese Eel? Why Lake Nojiri?
Facilitated by Masaru Tanaka (Nojiri Highland University Village)
Photo: Takeshi Ozaki