Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life (Master's Course) Division of Integrated Sciences for Life Program of Bioresource Science
Lecture Code WD204100 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 水産生物海洋学I
Subject Name
(Katakana)
スイサンセイブツカイヨウガクイチ
Subject Name in
English
Fisheries Oceanography I
Instructor WADA SHIGEKI,ASAOKA SATOSHI,HASHIMOTO TOSHIYA,KATO AKI
Instructor
(Katakana)
ワダ シゲキ,アサオカ サトシ,ハシモト トシヤ,カトウ アキ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Inte:Online
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Online (on-demand)
Lecture 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area(Area) 26 : Biological and Life Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 01 : Agricultural Sciences
Eligible Students
Keywords Biogeochemistry, Blue Carbon, marine algae, current, hydrodynamics, modeling、nutirients, Satoumi, SDG 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
To understand the biogeochemical process (Wada)
To explain the ecosystem model of coastal waters (Hasamoto)
To understand utilization of seaweeds and effects of climate change on the growth of seaweeds (Kato)
To understand management of nutrients concentrations in eutrophic or oligotrophic coastal seas (Asaoka) 
Class Schedule lesson1
Marine Biogeochemistry (1): Carbon cycling (Wada: on-demand)
lesson2
Marine Biogeochemistry  (2): Blue Carbon (Wada: on-demand)
lesson3
Marine Biogeochemistry : Changin Ocean (Wada: on-demand)
lesson4
Ecosystem model of coastal waters : Calculation for current field (Hashimoto: on-demand)
lesson5
Ecosystem model of coastal waters : Characteristics of tide phenomenon  (Hashimoto: on-demand))
lesson6
Ecosystem model of coastal waters : Colioris force and Geostrophic current
(Hashimoto:on-demand)
Equilibrium tide and Tide generating force (Hashimoto: on-demand))
lesson7
Ecosystem model of coastal waters : Advection-diffusion equation and
Biological-chemical processes (Hashimoto: on-demand))
lesson8
Utilization of seaweeds (Kato: on demand)
lesson9
Seaweeds and environments (1): Marine Heat Wave  (Kato: on demand)
lesson10
Seaweeds and environments (2): Global warming  (Kato: on demand)

lesson11
Seaweeds and environments (3): Ocean acidification  (Kato: on demand)
lesson12
Sustainable Development Goals(Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation)(Asaoka: on-demand)
lesson13
Sustainable Development Goals(Goal 14: Life below water (Asaoka: on-demand)
lesson14
Management of nutrients concentrations in coastal seas (1) (Asaoka: on-demand)
lesson15
Management of nutrients concentrations in coastal seas (2)(Asaoka:  on-demand) 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Wada: Nellemann, C., Corcoran, E., Duarte, C. M., Valdés, L., De Young, C., Fonseca, L., Grimsditch, G. (Eds). 2009. Blue Carbon. A Rapid Response Assessment. United Nations Environment Programme, GRID-Arendal
Hashimoto: Coastal Oceanography ( Kluwer Academic Publishers, London ) Ed. by T Yanagi
Kato: Supplementary materials will be distributed at each lecture
Asaoka: Satoumi: new utilization in the coastal areas (Kouseisha-Kouseikaku), Ed by T Yamamoto; Oligotrophication in seas and ales (Chizinsgokan), Eds by T Yamamoto & T Hanazato,
 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts
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Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Since this class is carried out by three teachers, follow each at the beginning of its first class. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Understanding (100) 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message Lecture 
Other   
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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