Introduction
This personal website is designed to be an introduction of the current researches by Akinori Takasuka. My interests have been directed to the mechanims of fish population dynamics. The current main topics are biological mechanisms of multi-species regime shifts, growth-based survival mechanisms during early life stages, and spawning biology and ecology of small pelagic fish species. Special emphasis has been on biological and ecological perspectives.
Brief personal history
I have had an interest in fish since early childhood. During grade-school years, I would often go in a river to catch catfish. Also, foreign freshwater fishes were collected in an aquarium: I was an enthusiastic aquarist.
Finally, I decided to be a fisheries oceanographer, when I proceeded to a junior year in the University. In March 2003, my PhD thesis was finished. This seems somewhat funny for myself, as my childhood dream was to be a fish-doctor (sensu a person of broad knowledge). Now, anyway, I am a researcher in embryo.
Always, I hope to be a researcher of "hot heart & cool mind" and aspire to be "a specialist with the property of a generalist".
Latest update: December 3, 2009 (Index, Publications) 2010
2009
November 29 Drinkwater et al. (2010) "GLOBEC processes" published in JMS November 27 Barange et al. (2009) "Habitat synthesis" published in PO November 25 Achievement Award for Progress in Agricultural Science in Japan 2009 August 14 Oozeki et al. (2009) "Saury larvae patch" published in FO August Takasuka (2009) "JSFS Award review" published in NSG July 24 Yasue & Takasuka (2009) "Growth in the Kii Channel" published in JFB June 22–26 3rd GLOBEC OSM (workshop of anchovy and sardine alternation) in Victoria March 30 Achievement Award for Young Scientist in Fisheries Science 2008 March 27–31 JSFS Spring Meeting 2009
2008
August 29 Takasuka et al. (2008) "Spawning overlap" published in MEPS August 4–7 The 32nd Annual Larval Fish Conference in Kiel May 22 Takasuka et al. (2008) "Multi-species regime shifts" published in MEPS May 11 Takasuka et al. (2008) "Contrasting spawning temperature optima" published in PO April 16 Moving from Japan to San Diego to start a long-term sabbatical at SWFSC, NOAA, in La Jolla March 31 Takasuka et al. (2008) "Growth effect" published in FS March 26 The 10th Best Paper Award of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography March 18 Tanaka et al. (2008) "Trophic ecology" published in MB
2007
December Oozeki et al. "Characterizing spawning habitats" published in CalCOFI Rep November 22 Takasuka et al. (2007) "Predator-specific GSP" published in MEPS September 20 "Kinmedai" workshop in Kochi July 30 Takasuka (2008) "Sardine review" published in Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi June 12 Takasuka et al. (2007) "Optimal growth temperature" published in CJFAS June 4 – May 18 Research cruise March 27–31 JSFS 2007 January 31 – March 2 Research cruise (egg and larval survey) January New book chapter published
2006
December 4–6 CalCOFI Conference 2006 November 27
– December 1International Conference on The Humboldt Current System October 21–23 CalCOFI/LTER-ODATE/A-line workshop October 13–22 PICES XV September 4–8 GLOBEC Workshop July 24 NRIFS-Letters July Stock assessment works (egg and larval survey data) May 23 – June 19 PICES/GLOBEC Symposium March 29 – April 2 JSFS 2006 February 19 – March 7 Research cruise (egg and larval survey) February 3 Takasuka & Aoki (2006) "Environmatal determinants" published in FO.
2005
December 5–7 CalCOFI Conference 2005 December 2–4 JSFO 2005 November 15–17 FRA/APN/IAI/GLOBEC/PICES Joint Workshop October 12 Takasuka et al. (2005) "Spawning ecology" published in FR September 14–15 Symposium in Kochi August 22 New book chapter contributed to a Japanese book August 1 Tanaka et al. (2005) "Migratory dimorphism" published in KM June – August Stock assessment works (egg and larval survey data) May 18 – June 15 Research cruise March 31 – April 4 JSFS 2005 March 16–17 Research Meeting on Saury Resources February 13 – March 6 Research cruise (egg and larval survey)
2004
November 23
– December 4Research cruise November 15–18 CalCOFI Conference 2004 in La Jolla November 14 Symposium of the Kanto Branch Division of JSFS October 21 Best Presentation Award at PICES XIII in Honolulu September 7 Takasuka et al. (2004) "GSP revisited" published in MEPS April 14 Takasuka et al. (2004) "Three mechanisms" published in MEPS April 1 Recruitment into NRIFS
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The website of current researches by Akinori Takasuka (髙須賀明典/高須賀明典).