Public (O)
Session Sub-category Public
Session ID O-07
Title The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science: Progress and Future Prospects
Short Title United Nations Decade of Ocean Science
Main Convener Name Naomi Harada
Affiliation The University of Tokyo
Co-Convener 1 Name Yosuke Fujii
Affiliation Meteorological Research Institute, Japan Meteorological Agency
Co-Convener 2 Name Saneatsu Saito
Affiliation Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Co-Convener 3 Name Motoaki Horii
Affiliation Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Session Language 
J
Scope 
"The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (UNDOS)" is an initiative aimed at accelerating efforts to achieve SDG Goal 14, "Life Below Water," across countries. As 2025 marks the fifth year, the halfway point of this initiative, we aim to further raise awareness and deepen engagement among the domestic scientific community and the general public. This session, structured around invited talks related to UNDOS, will feature experts from various fields presenting the latest scientific programs, social implementations, marine literacy initiatives, and activities for nurturing the next generation. Following the invited talks, a comprehensive discussion will take place, providing a forum to review past progress and discuss future perspectives, including international collaboration.
Presentation Format Oral and Poster presentation
Invited Authors Yutaka Michida (Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute University of Tokyo)
Yosuke Fujii (Meteorological Research Institute, Japan Meteorological Agency)
Akira Nagano (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)
Toshio Suga (Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University)
Yuki Morono (Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)
Akamatsu Tomonari (Research Organization for Nano Life Innovation, Waseda University)
Hana Matsubara (Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo)
Kotaro Tanaka (Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation)
Satsuki Iijima (Nippon Marine Enterprises, Ltd.)
Noriko Imamiya (Marine Learning Center)
Saneatsu Saito (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)
Time Presentation No Title Presenter
Oral Presentation May 25 AM1
9:00 - 9:15 O07-01 Towards the expected goals of UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development Yutaka Michida
9:15 - 9:30 O07-02 SynObs: UN Ocean Decade Project for demonstrating the importance of the ocean observation network in ocean predictions Yosuke Fujii
9:30 - 9:45 O07-03 International Kuroshio research programme – 2nd Cooperative Study of the Kuroshio and its Adjacent Region (CSK-2) Akira Nagano
9:45 - 10:00 O07-04 The Status of Argo and the UN Ocean Decade: Making OneArgo a Reality Toshio Suga
10:00 - 10:15 O07-05 Advancing literacy on Earth and Ocean Dynamics through ocean scientific drilling, J-DESC-IODP initiative Yuki Morono
10:15 - 10:30 O07-06 A decade project to promote marine science ~ Advancement of Technologies for Utilizing Big Data of Marine Life Akamatsu Tomonari
Oral Presentation May 25 AM2
10:45 - 11:00 O07-07 Does a Fisher’s Gender Matter for the Ocean?— Investigating the Relationship Between Gender and the Sustainability of Local Fisheries — Hana Matsubara
11:00 - 11:15 O07-08 Activities and expanding network of ECOP based on the results of online survey Kotaro Tanaka
11:15 - 11:30 O07-09 Opening the Unknown Deep Sea: The World as Seen by a Submersible Pilot Satsuki Iijima
11:30 - 11:45 O07-10 What kind of learning opportunities should be provided for citizens to develop ocean literacy - good ptactices in formal and informal education Noriko Imamiya
11:45 - 12:15 O07-11 General Discussion Saneatsu Saito