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  • Porpoise Research on Bycatch Reduction and Conservation

    The Matsuishi Laboratory of the Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, cares about porpoises that are incidentally caught by set nets and conduct research on them.

    ‐ Supervision and commentary ‐
    MATSUISHI Takashi Fritz (Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University)
    -Cooperation-
    Hokkaido University, Matsuishi Laboratory
    Hokkaido University Cetacean Research Group
    ‐Planning/Shooting‐
    YAMASHITA Shunsuke (Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University)
    - Edit - 
    Hokkaido University Balance de Ocean Investment Department

    This experiment complies with the Fisheries Agency's ordinances, and notifications, and has been approved as an animal experiment at Hokkaido University.


  • Porpoise Research on Bycatch Reduction and Conservation ×SDGs

  • 1 Onboard on a set net fishing boat

  • 2 Works at the fishing port and the mechanism of the set net

  • 3 Cases of alive bycatch

  • 4 Cases dead bycatch



  • 5 Dissection and research specimens

    The movie includes porpoise dissection footage.

    Please refrain from watching if you do not like it.

  • 6 Research themes of Matsuishi Lab undergraduate students

  • 7 Cleaning up the porpoise rescue tank

  • Extra 1 Life at the Usujiri Laboratory

  • Extra 2 About fishery cooperative associations

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