Goverment AND LOCAL SELF-GOVENING BODY

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Japan Coast Guard Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, JAPAN COAST GUARD Japan Meteorogocal Agency Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry of Agricuture, Forestry, and Fishiries of Japan Fisheries Agency Independent administrative Institution, Fisheries Reseach Agency Independent administrative Institution, Hokkaido National Fisheries Research Institute Hokkaido Central Fisheries Experimental Station Hokkaido Hakodate Fisheries Experimental Station Ministry of the Environment Independent administrative Institution, National Institute for Environmental Studies Independent administrative Institution, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

EDUCATION FACILITIES

Hokkaido University Tohoku Universuty Tokyo University Ocean Reasearch Institute, Tokyo University Tokyo University of Marine Acience And Technology Tokai University Nagoya Universuty Mie University Kyoto Universuty National Fisheries Universuty Kyushu University Ngasaki University Kagoshima University

OTHER

Japan Fishries Information Service Center Marine Information Research Center, Japan Hydrographic Association (MIRC) NOAA : National Oceanic and Atmoshperic Administration NODC : National Oceanographic Data Center NASA : National Aeronautics Space Administration PICES : North Pacific Marine Science Organization