Section outline

  • Based on biology, physics, and social science, the department conducts comprehensive education and research on the investigation and measurement of living resources and the marine environment, information analysis, and the construction of production systems, aiming for the comprehensive and sustainable utilization of marine living resources. Based on this knowledge and technology, the program also develops human resources capable of addressing a wide range of comprehensive issues in the management, production, and utilization of marine resources in Japan and abroad from the standpoints of international cooperation, industrial promotion, and resource conservation.

    An overview of the program is presented in the video below.

    • Common courses for undergraduates, 2nd year

      Introduction to Oceanography Aquatic Biology Experimental Statistics

      Introduction to Fish Stock Assessment Introduction of Fisheries Biology Introduction of Fisheries Physics

      General Aquaculture Biochemistry of Fisheries Sciences Fisheries Utilization

      Fisheries Economics and Business Administration

    • Departmental foundation type subject, 2nd year


      Industrial and Applied Physics Marine Metrology Physical Oceanography and Meteorology

      Marine Environment Conservation Marine Biological Science Ⅰ Marine Biological Science Ⅱ

      Introduction to Ecology Chemical Oceanography

    • Subjects for deepening the study of the subject, 3rd year

      Ocean Acoustics Measurement Engineering for Fishery Marine and Fisheries System

      Satellite Oceanography Fishing Engineering Fisheries and Marine Engineering

      Fisheries Informatics and Engineering Humans and the Ocean Environmental Physical Oceanography

      Marine Environmental Science Aquatic Ecology in the Northern Biosphere

    • This is the first on-board training for the department after being assigned to a ship. Sapporo for Hakodate and board the training ship Oshoro-Maru. Students will experience basic practical training and onboard life in the sea around Hakodate and the Tsugaru Straits.

    • In Field Training I and II of the Department of Applied Marine Science, students learn about work, research, and investigation methods on board vessels and at fishing sites through practical training using measurement technology and fishing practice.

      Professors prepare practical assignments in each academic field, and the following seven assignments are being offered in Academic Year 2020.

      1. Acoustic measurement training
      2. Marine observation training
      3. Bottom trawling and oceanographic observation training
      4. Coastal economic training
      5. Squid and mackerel fishing training
      6. Tuna longline training
      7. Bottom troll fishery training

    • In the Shipboard Training Ⅰ of the Department of Applied Marine Science, students will discuss the structure of the ocean between the Tsugaru Strait and off the Pacific Ocean using data on temperature, salinity, currents and distribution of dissolved oxygen and chlorophyll-a. We also aim to understand the actual state of marine debris such as plastic products floating on the ocean surface, which has recently been reported in the mass media.

    • In the Shipboard Training II of the Department of Applied Marine Science, students collect marine organisms using a variety of fishing gear. Students also learn how to search for marine organisms using devices such as fish finders and sonar. Through training, students aim to gain an understanding of marine research and marine resource survey techniques.