Abstract The Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) is an important species in oyster farming
worldwide, including in Japan. Hiroshima Bay is one of the most important oyster farming …

Understanding vertical distribution of planktonic larvae is essential for elucidating larval
dispersal and recruitment processes. We investigated the vertical distribution and horizontal …

The collection of wild oyster seedlings is an integral part of Pacific oyster aquaculture,
necessitating efficient methods of seedling collection. Matsushima Bay is a key area for the …

The spawning of Pacific oysters is an important phenomenon for aquaculture because the
Japanese oyster culture industry has traditionally utilized natural seed collection from sea …

Both estuarine and exposed inshore areas along the open coast have been known as
important nursery grounds for some flatfish species belonging stone flounder Platichthys …

To predict the larval transport of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas, a particle tracking
model using predicted tidal and residual currents has been developed for Matsushima Bay …

Macroalgae are the primary source of non-animal sulphated polysaccharides (SPs) in the
marine environment with fucoidans derived from brown algae (Phaeophyta) and …

The northeastern coast of Japan suffered a massive tsunami in 2011, a natural disaster
which 'reset'the coastal ecosystem when it destroyed much of the original sealife and …

To investigate the influence of a river discharging outside a bay on circulation in the bay, we
carried out current and salinity measurements from mooring systems and hydrographic …

На основе многолетних планктонных исследований, проведенных с 2001 по 2017 г. в
зал. Петра Великого, выделено несколько районов, потенциально пригодных для …