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Elucidation of recruitment mechanisms of Japanese eel based on 30 years monitoring glass eel recruitment and early life history analysis

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K07853
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Aquatic bioproduction science
Research InstitutionTokyo Medical University

Principal Investigator

Shinoda Akira  東京医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (70401297)

Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywordsニホンウナギ / シラスウナギ / 初期生活史 / 接岸回遊 / 耳石 / 接岸量 / 生態学 / 水産学
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In recent years, Japanese eels have been decreasing in the amount of recruitments, although the cause of this decrease is not clear. We conducted a monitoring glass eel recruitment on Tanegashima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, from 2016 to 2022, and analyzed the recruitment mechanisms of Japanese eels in conjunction with data from 1991. It was suggested that fluctuations in the timing and amount of recruitment at Tanegashima cannot be explained simply by environmental changes in the open ocean, such as El Nino/La Nina events, but are influenced by eddies in the coastal zone. Early life history analysis of glass eel showed a trend of reducing total length and increasing larval migration period in the ocean with each successive generation. The reduced total length and increased duration of larval migration negatively affect the survival of larvae in the ocean and lead to a decrease in the amount of recruitment.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

シラスウナギ漁獲量の年変動が生じる要因は明らかではない。鹿児島県種子島において、1991年から30年の長期にわたるタイムスパンでニホンウナギの接岸回遊機構を解析した。種子島の接岸時期や接岸量の変動は、外洋の環境変化だけでは説明できず、沿岸域の渦などの影響を受けることが示唆された。これは将来の漁獲量予測のための基礎知見となる。初期生活史解析からは、世代を経るごとに全長の縮小傾向と海洋での輸送期間の増加傾向が認められた。これはニホンウナギの3世代にあたる30年の解析を行った結果である。これまで知見のなかった降河回遊魚の初期生活史の数十年単位の環境応答について重要な基礎的情報が得られた。

Report

(7 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (5 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Distribution of leptocephali and wintertime hydrographic structure in the Kuroshio Extension and northern subtropical gyre2020

    • Author(s)
      Miller Michael J.、Itoh Sachihiko、Watanabe Shun、Shinoda Akira、Saruwatari Toshiro、Tsukamoto Katsumi、Yasuda Ichiro
    • Journal Title

      Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

      Volume: 159 Pages: 103240-103240

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.dsr.2020.103240

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Dispersal Characteristics and Pathways of Japanese Glass Eel in the East Asian Continental Shelf2019

    • Author(s)
      Han Yu-San、Hsiung Kuan-Mei、Zhang Heng、Chow Lai-Yin、Tzeng Wann-Nian、Shinoda Akira、Yoshinaga Tatsuki、Hur Sung-Pyo、Hwang Sun-Do、Iizuka Yoshiyuki、Kimura Shingo
    • Journal Title

      Sustainability

      Volume: 11 Issue: 9 Pages: 2572-2572

    • DOI

      10.3390/su11092572

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Location, size and age at onset of metamorphosis in the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica2018

    • Author(s)
      Fukuda N.、Kurogi H.、Ambe D.、Chow S.、Yamamoto T.、Yokouchi K.、Shinoda A.、Masuda Y.、Sekino M.、Saitoh K.、Masujima M.、Watanabe T.、Mochioka N.、Kuwada H.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Fish Biology

      Volume: 印刷中 Issue: 5 Pages: 1342-1358

    • DOI

      10.1111/jfb.13590

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] ニホンウナギの生物学的特性と接岸生態に生じた長期的な変化2019

    • Author(s)
      呉 青逸, 吉永龍起, 塚本勝巳, 篠田 章
    • Organizer
      東アジア鰻学会 第2回研究発表会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ニホンウナギの初期生活史の年変動2018

    • Author(s)
      呉 青逸, 吉永龍起, 塚本勝巳, 篠田 章
    • Organizer
      うな丼の未来 VI 世界の中のニホンウナギ (東アジア鰻学会公開シンポジウム)
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 種子島に接岸したニホンウナギの 初期生活史にみられる 15 年間の変動2018

    • Author(s)
      呉 青逸、吉永龍起、塚本勝巳、篠田 章
    • Organizer
      東アジア鰻学会 第1回研究発表会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ニホンウナギの初期生活史の長期変動:エルニーニョの影響2017

    • Author(s)
      呉 青逸、吉永龍起、塚本勝巳、篠田 章
    • Organizer
      うな丼の未来Ⅴ 行政はウナギを救えるか
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] シラスウナギの来遊状況からみた鰻消費の課題2016

    • Author(s)
      篠田章
    • Organizer
      うな丼の未来 IV 丑の日のあり方を考える
    • Place of Presentation
      東京大学弥生講堂 一条ホール(東京)
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Book] ウナギの科学2019

    • Author(s)
      塚本 勝巳、篠田 章 他
    • Total Pages
      240
    • Publisher
      朝倉書店
    • ISBN
      9784254485028
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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