水産学部附属海洋資源環境教育研究センター年次報告（平成２０年度）

The Education and Research Center for Marine Resources and Environment (Marine Center) of the Kagoshima University, Faculty of Fisheries was established in 2000. It is located in Kagoshima city on the Satsuma peninsula facing the Kagoshima Bay. Marine Center is involved in teaching, research, and the conduct of fieldworks for various teaching and research activities in the Faculty of Fisheries. The work of the Centre is focused on three main fields: Aquatic Biodiversity; Conservation of Aquatic Environment; and Development and Management of the Aquatic Environment. It contributes significantly to the development of fisheries in Japan and Southeast Asia. The Marine Center manages research vessels, diving equipment and fishing gears, holds monthly seminars for students and staff, and occasionally publishes a newsletter on fishery technology. Monitoring data on Kagoshima Bay collected by the research vessel Nansei-maru is provided to fishermen in the area. In the field station at Nagashima-cho, another local monitoring for fishermen is conducted and a poly-culture of abalone-seacucumber-seaweeds has been initiated by staff of the station. Guidelines for the use of facilities and equipments belonging to the Center are provided for interested scientists and students and are included in this report.