The 2025 Glass Eel and Yellow Eel Research Meeting Was Held

On October 31, 2025, the 2025 Glass Eel and Yellow Eel Research Meeting was held at the meeting room of the Institute for Freshwater Biology, Nagano University (Komaki 1088, Ueda City).
Participants reported on local glass eel surveys conducted across Japan and discussed future directions for data analysis and collaborative research.

Date: October 31, 2025 (Friday), 13:30–16:00
Venue: Meeting Room, Institute for Freshwater Biology, Nagano University (Komaki 1088, Ueda City)

Agenda:
0. Opening
1. Glass eel survey in Miyazaki – Tetsuya Matsunaga / Hidekazu Hayashida (13:30–13:50)
2. Glass eel survey in Wakayama – Yoshitsugu Kaji / Toshimitsu Tanaka (13:50–14:10)
3. Glass eel survey in Kagoshima – Hiroki Nakashima (14:10–14:30)
　Break (10 min, 14:30–14:40)
4. Glass eel survey in Fukuoka – Noritaka Mochioka (14:40–15:00)
5. Glass eel survey in Chiba – Junichi Hirata (15:00–15:20)
6. Glass eel survey in Shizuoka – Takahiro Yamamoto (15:20–15:40)
7. General discussion (15:40–16:00)
8. Closing

Break (10 min, 16:00–16:10)

Data Analysis Discussion (16:10–18:00, with short breaks)
9. Time-series data analysis – Hiroshi Hakoyama (16:10–16:30)
10. Discussion on analysis of survey data from each JV (16:10–18:00)

Participants shared survey results from various regions and engaged in active discussions to strengthen collaboration for future eel resource management.