L6009014 Practice and Field Work in Fisheries Science

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Applied Biological Science

Lecture Code L6009014 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 臨海資源科学演習

Subject Name
（Katakana）リンカイシゲンカガクエンシュウ

Subject Name in
English Practice and Field Work in Fisheries Science

Instructor OHTSUKA SUSUMU,KONDO YUSUKE,PANAKKOOL THAMBAN ANEESH,KATO AKI

Instructor
(Katakana) オオツカ　ススム,コンドウ　ユウスケ,パナッキュール　サムバン　アニーシュ,カトウ　アキ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  Intensive

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (Int) Inte

Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Field trips, lectures, and presentation. If COVID-19  is still prevalent in this season, either it will be cancelled or a special kind of classes may be held.

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction B : Japanese／English

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 26 : Biological and Life Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 01 : Agricultural Sciences

Eligible Students Students belonging to Ehime Univ, Kochi Univ, Shimane Univ, Tottori Univ, Okayama Univ, Yamaguchi Univ, and Hiroshima Univ of

Keywords plankton, benthos, fish, fish resources, algae, nutrients,  food webs, ecology, behavior, morphology, taxonomy, resilience, SDG Goal 14

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Biodiversity, morphology, taxonomy, development, behavior and ecology of planktonic, benthic and nektonic organisms that are widely distributed in the Seto Inland Sea are studied in this class at TS. Operations of gears and preliminary fixation and identification methods of organisms are treated. Oral presentations concerning your own observations and obtained data are carried out. In 2022, classes and experiments on marine nutrients will be held. A special lecture on Goal 14 of SDGs is also provided in this class.

Class Schedule Lecture & practice: ecology of organisms in mud flats (Ohtsuka, Kondo, Aneesh, new staff member )

Lecture & practice: developmental biology of marine invertebrates (Ohtsuka, Kondo, Aneesh)
Field trip: collections of intertidal organisms on an isolated small island near Fisheries Laboratory (snorkelling, identification of organisms (Ohtsuka, Kato, Kondo, Aneesh)
Lecture & practice: taxonomy & ecology of marine algae (Kato)
Lecture & practice: morphology, behavior and ecology of marine plankton (especially edible zooplankters) (Ohtsuka, Kondo, Aneesh)
Lecture & practice: how to measure marine environment (Kondo, new staff member)
Lecture concerning Goal 14 of SDGs (Aneesh)
Oral presentations by all participants (All)

Scoring for your understanding of all contents (60) and quality of oral presentation (40)

Text/Reference
Books,etc. References in English will be individually provided if you request.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) Printed references, slides, movies etc.

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Take a look at our homepage (http://fishlab.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/) in which you can see photos and movies of marine organisms inhabiting around TS in advance.

Requirements

Grading Method Scoring for your understanding of all contents (60) and quality of oral presentation (40)

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Participants of this class are not only students from the above-listed universities but also from
junior ones of Hiroshima University. So we expect you study together.

Other Due to COVID-19, the schedule may be greatly changed. Be careful about the latest information from us or student offices.

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Applied Biological Science
Lecture Code	L6009014	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	臨海資源科学演習
Subject Name （Katakana）	リンカイシゲンカガクエンシュウ
Subject Name in English	Practice and Field Work in Fisheries Science
Instructor	OHTSUKA SUSUMU,KONDO YUSUKE,PANAKKOOL THAMBAN ANEESH,KATO AKI
Instructor (Katakana)	オオツカ　ススム,コンドウ　ユウスケ,パナッキュール　サムバン　アニーシュ,カトウ　アキ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, Intensive
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(Int) Inte
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)
Field trips, lectures, and presentation. If COVID-19 is still prevalent in this season, either it will be cancelled or a special kind of classes may be held.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	26 : Biological and Life Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	01 : Agricultural Sciences
Eligible Students	Students belonging to Ehime Univ, Kochi Univ, Shimane Univ, Tottori Univ, Okayama Univ, Yamaguchi Univ, and Hiroshima Univ of
Keywords	plankton, benthos, fish, fish resources, algae, nutrients, food webs, ecology, behavior, morphology, taxonomy, resilience, SDG Goal 14
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Biodiversity, morphology, taxonomy, development, behavior and ecology of planktonic, benthic and nektonic organisms that are widely distributed in the Seto Inland Sea are studied in this class at TS. Operations of gears and preliminary fixation and identification methods of organisms are treated. Oral presentations concerning your own observations and obtained data are carried out. In 2022, classes and experiments on marine nutrients will be held. A special lecture on Goal 14 of SDGs is also provided in this class.
Class Schedule	Lecture & practice: ecology of organisms in mud flats (Ohtsuka, Kondo, Aneesh, new staff member ) Lecture & practice: developmental biology of marine invertebrates (Ohtsuka, Kondo, Aneesh) Field trip: collections of intertidal organisms on an isolated small island near Fisheries Laboratory (snorkelling, identification of organisms (Ohtsuka, Kato, Kondo, Aneesh) Lecture & practice: taxonomy & ecology of marine algae (Kato) Lecture & practice: morphology, behavior and ecology of marine plankton (especially edible zooplankters) (Ohtsuka, Kondo, Aneesh) Lecture & practice: how to measure marine environment (Kondo, new staff member) Lecture concerning Goal 14 of SDGs (Aneesh) Oral presentations by all participants (All) Scoring for your understanding of all contents (60) and quality of oral presentation (40)
Text/Reference Books,etc.	References in English will be individually provided if you request.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	Printed references, slides, movies etc.
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Take a look at our homepage (http://fishlab.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/) in which you can see photos and movies of marine organisms inhabiting around TS in advance.
Requirements
Grading Method	Scoring for your understanding of all contents (60) and quality of oral presentation (40)
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Participants of this class are not only students from the above-listed universities but also from junior ones of Hiroshima University. So we expect you study together.
Other	Due to COVID-19, the schedule may be greatly changed. Be careful about the latest information from us or student offices.
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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