Postdoc positions

Coming-soon: Postdoctoral Research Positions at the Global Center of Excellence (Global COE) Program of "Global Eco-Risk Management from Asian Viewpoints" at Yokohama National University
The application will start from August 1st 2007 (until February 29th 2008)--coming soon!

JSPS (Japan Society for Promotion of Sciences) postdocs positions application at Yokohama National University will end on August 10.

Japan can no longer keep eating so much tuna

Point of View 　Herald Tribune International/The Asahi Shimbun 21 February 2007

Calling for lower fishing quotas of tunas while others bemoan the soaring price of tuna have been making headlines recently. People in Europe and the United States blame “Japan’s love of sushi” for this threat to one of the world’s favorite fish. ...

As the world’s largest importer of seafood, some part of which are caught by illegal and irresponsible means, Japan has a large responsibility to control marine resources. ...

If we can change with the times, however, Japan may be able to lead the world in a simultaneous pursuit of sustainable fishing and environmental conservation.　(see the full text)

5th World Fisheries Congress 2008

Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:40:14 +0900
I compiled subsession structures and abstracts of session 7 (Biodiveristy and management) of the 5th World Fisheries Congress 2008. The 2nd circular for 5WFC will be distributed this August (probably). see http://risk.kan.ynu.ac.jp/matsuda/2008/WFC2008.html and the oficial web site http://www.5thwfc2008.com/index.html I welcome your contribution and cooperation to 5WFC.
Best,
I got a highly competittive big grant from JSPS (like NSF), "Global Center of Excellence". Our proposal, "Global Eco-Risk Management from Asian Viewpoints", has been accepted as one of 63 proposals in the all scientific fields in Japan. JSPS encourages a contribution on international scientific cooperation to Global COE programs. (http://risk.kan.ynu.ac.jp/gcoe/)