ABSTRACT : Tsunami hazard maps provide information for disaster mitigation, such as evacuation sites and estimated depths of inundation. We conducted a survey in Shizuoka Prefecture to determine whether the municipalities in the prefecture use a uniform notation system and found that there is no uniform notation system for tsunami hazard maps. Subsequently, we collected and analyzed tsunami hazard maps from 547 municipalities across the country to confirm whether Shizuoka Prefecture is the only prefecture without a uniform notation system. We found that no uniform notation system exists in the country. In addition, scarcely any prefectures plan to instruct their municipalities to standardize notation conventions for tsunami hazard maps, which are to be developed by each municipality. Taking the above findings into consideration, we discussed necessary measures to standardize notation conventions for hazard maps that were and will be developed in Japan.

ABSTRACT : Recently in Japan, as a new movement on issues of Japanese coastal areas, it has begun to discuss marine renewable energy and ocean floor mineral resources. From now on, the developments in the coastal areas are to be more considered as important matters by not only governments but also the residents who should be profited by the developments. Therefore, it is important to implement efficient marine governance by forging consensus with the residents. To supply helpful knowledge to tackle with the challenge, this research aimed to extract the complicated people’s consciousness toward the sea by utilizing free-association questionnaire through an internet survey (n=1034). The result clearly visualizes people’s multi-dimensional consciousness by the co-occurrence network of associated words consisting 9 major consciousness communities. By using GIS, how much people wrote about those consciousness communities was also aggregated for each prefecture, and the resulted maps indicated the people’s various kinds of consciousness rooted to their residential regions.

ABSTRACT: Stable fish provision from fish farms is more important than ever under limitation of fish catch and heavy dependence on the fish for protein by people in the Southeast Asia. Aiming at providing basic information which could contribute to developing research to mitigate damages by fish kills caused by Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), this study investigated reports of red tides with fish kills in the Southeast Asia and discusses its trends. Literature review and information gathering through joining at a regional training on HABs clarified that at least fifty red tides with fish kills occurred from 1976 to March, 2016. A trend was identified that more detailed reports describing economic loss and amount of the fish killed have increased in line with development of aquaculture in the region. The fifty red tide cases are composed of thirty five by dinoflagellates, six by cyanobacteria, two by raphidophyte, one by haptophyte, two by diatoms, one by ciliate, and five unknown. Thirteen were identified as causative genera of HABs with fish kills.

ABSTRACT : In the present study, we sought to make students feel more familiar with tidal flats and other natural areas through nature experience learning as part of a university course. We also examined whether this led to improvements in general-purpose abilities, the externalization of cognitive processes, and mutual student learning, all of which are emphasized in active learning. The results showed that 7 of the 8 students in the course came to feel more familiar with nature. To further increase the effects of learning, this study showed that in addition to emphasizing the richness of students’ previous experiences with nature, it is necessary to have a broad understanding of their characteristics and to design the course accordingly. In closing, to ensure that the goal of nature experience learning is not simply to have isolated experiences, we propose that the essentials of cooperative learning be taken into consideration when creating study plans.

ABSTRACT: To occupy specific water zone, the governmental manual suggests set up a local council to build consensus among stakeholders. Establishing ocean management legislation is important in enhancing consensus building. This article provides overview of the present legislations on coast and ocean management. Then this article introduces the new legal permission to occupy specific water zones up to 20 years for offshore windfarms in port and harbor areas, which took effect in July 2016. Next, based on interview with Kitakyushu port authority officers, where this new permission will be enforced for the first time, this article clarifies issues related to promote developing windfarms; establishing ocean management legislations in other areas than ports and harbors; establishing monitoring measures to check if the facility observes the safety level throughout the period.