Main Researches & Developments

 Tuna long line fishery on distant waters (Middle and Eastern Pacific Ocean)
    We improve profitability and achieve sustainable development by developing efficient, energy-saving and environmentally friendly operation technologies.  

Fish school search by drone


Skipjack pole-and-line fishery (Central and western Pacific Ocean, Sanriku area)
    
We aim for stable management and sustainable development through saving energy and costs by using drone and pop-up tag for fish school search, the closed circulation system of anchovy for live bait, development of automatic fishing machine etc.


Automatic fishing machine

 Offshore squid jigging (Japan sea area)
    
We aim to improve profitability by establishing new LED fishing light utilization technology that can reduce the output of fishing lights.


LED fishing light

Offshore trawl fisheries (Northern area of Japan Sea)
   
We aim for the continuation of stable management by improving fishing gear and fishing efficiency, reducing onboard work, improving the quality of catch, etc. while considering productivity improvement, sustainable resource utilization and energy saving.


Offshore trawl boat

Large set-net fishery (Genkai area)
    
In order to correspond to the aging of crew and securing new crew, we will investigate the target fish resources, improve operations, improve distribution and sales, and aim to propose a new business model.

Operation scenery

Aquaculture of Red-spotted rockcod and Japanese amberjack (Yaeyama and Goto Laboratory)
   
By developing the commercialization technology of leopard coral grouper aquaculture and establishing an annual supply system of elite artificial seedlings of yellowtail, we aim to grow the domestic aquaculture industry.In order to correspond to the aging of crew and securing new crew, we will investigate the target fish resources, improve operations, improve distribution and sales, and aim to propose a new business model.


   
Leopard coral grouper and seedlings of yellowtail