2nd Circular (21 July 2011)
The Joint FRA-CLIOTOP Workshop on
“Advancing Comparative Ecological Studies of Early Life
History and Recruitment Strategy of Bluefin Tunas and the
Related Species, and Effects of Environmental Changes on
the Fluctuations of Oceanic Top Predators”
20-23 September 2011
National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries
Fisheries Research Agency
Shimizu-ward, Shizuoka-city, Shizuoka-prefecture, Japan
Background
- Vision statement of CLIOTOP CLimate Impact on Oceanic TOp Predators The general objective of CLIOTOP is to organise a large-scale worldwide comparative
effort aimed at elucidating the key processes involved in the impact of both climate
variability (at various scales) and fishing on the structure and function of open ocean
pelagic ecosystems and their top predator species. The ultimate objective is the
development of a reliable predictive capability for the dynamics of top predator populations
and oceanic ecosystems that combines both fishing and climate (i.e. environmental) effects.
CLIOTOP is based on the interactive activities of the 6 Working Groups (Fig.1).
While the first 5 years of CLIOTOP (in GLOBEC, 2005-2009), were focusing on the
identification and modelling of the processes driving oceanic ecosystems and their top
predators, the second 5 year phase (in IMBER, 2010-2014) puts more emphasis on
developing scenarios of the evolution of oceanic ecosystems under anthropogenic and
natural forcings in the XXIst century, in support of international oceanic ecosystem
governance.
In this perspective, the development of specific scientific products to help the
implementation of an ecosystem approach to oceanic fisheries and the conservation of
emblematic top predator species at the global scale is a priority. This includes the
development of:
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the CLIOTOP-MDST (Model and Data Sharing Tool gathering global data sets of
different type and model outputs at the global scale),
the CLIOTOP-ESM (Earth System Modelling framework coupling models from
physics to fish to markets),
the CLIOTOP-SEE (Scenarios of Ecosystem Evolution from short- to long-term
including food security issues associated to oceanic fisheries and conservation of
charismatic top predator species),
the CLIOTOP-SIP (Synthetic Indicator Panel integrating data and model outputs
for an ecosystem approach to oceanic fisheries in a climate change perspective).
Fig.1 CLIOTOP is based on the interactive activities of the 6 Working Groups
Objectives of the Workshop
The Joint FRA-CLIOTOP Workshop on “Advancing Comparative Ecological Studies of
Early Life History and Recruitment Strategy of Bluefin Tunas and the Related Species,
and Effects of Environmental Changes on the Fluctuations of Oceanic Top Predators” aims
mainly to advance comparative ecological studies of early life history and recruitment
strategy of bluefin tunas and the related species in collaboration with the CLIOTOP WG 1
which is focusing on the early life history of oceanic top predators with the following key
scientific questions,
- What environmental characteristics define the timing and intensity of reproduction
and spawning areas?
- What environmental and biological characteristics most influence larval survival?
The joint FRA-CLIOTOP workshop also highlights the effects of environmental
changes on the fluctuations of oceanic top predators including bluefin tunas and the
related species through their foraging activities in collaboration with the CLIOTOP WG 3
which is focusing on the trophic pathways in the open ocean ecosystems with the following
key scientific questions,
- What are the main trophic pathways and how do they differ among and within
oceans?
- Is there evidence of change in trophic pathways over time and space consistent with
climate variability. Can seasonal and spatial variability be used to explore the impacts
of climate variability?
- What is the relative importance of mesopelagic versus epipelagic prey resources in
oceanic top predators, and how does this vary within and among oceans. How does
climate variability affect the distribution and availability of mesopelagic and
epipelagic prey?
- Is it possible to identify indicators, such as prey species or size spectra, that would
highlight significant changes in trophic pathways?
In addition to the above, the workshop reviews the recent scientific outcomes and
developing research programs in context of early life history and recruitment strategy of
oceanic top predators including bluefin tunas, other tuna species, tuna-like species and
their ecological related species, and the effects of environmental changes on the
fluctuations of oceanic top predator and oceanic ecosystems.
Finally, the workshop will develop the future work plan to analyze the early life
history and recruitment strategy of oceanic top predators including bluefin tunas and the
related species that leads us to the solution of the ultimate objective, i.e. the development
of a reliable predictive capability for the dynamics of top predator populations and oceanic
ecosystems that combines both fishing and environmental effects, in collaboration with
CLIOTOP WGs
Draft Agenda of
The Joint FRA-CLIOTOP Workshop on
“Advancing Comparative Ecological Studies of Early Life
History and Recruitment Strategy of Bluefin Tunas and the
Related Species, and Effects of Environmental Changes on
the Fluctuations of Oceanic Top Predators”
20-23 September 2011
National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries
Fisheries Research Agency
Shimizu-ward, Shizuoka-city, Shizuoka-prefecture, Japan
1st day
Tuesday, 20 September
0930-1030 Registration
Agenda Item 1 Introductory Items
1030-1100 Opening of the meeting
Welcome of the participants
Introduction of the participants
Adoption of the agenda
Appointment of convenors
Appointment of rapporteurs
Logistical information
Agenda Item 2 Recent progress in the CLIOTOP activities - from perspectives of
advancing comparative life historical studies on bluefin tunas and related species and
effects of environmental changes on oceanic top predators
1100-1230 Key note presentation (2 speakers)
1. Recent research topics in the Early Life History Goup (WG1). (presented by A.
Garcia - co-chair of WG1)
2. Recent research topics in the Trophic Pathways in Open Ocean Pelagic
Ecosystems Goup (WG3). (presented by J. Young - co-chair of WG3)
1230-1400 Lunch
Agenda Item 3 Environmental and biological characteristics influencing distribution,
growth, survival, recruitment in the early life of pelagic top predators
1400-1500 Key note presentation (1 speaker)
Studies on the early life history of tropical species in the Gulf of Mexico with special
emphasis on otolith micro-increment analysis. (presented by S. Sponaugle)
1500-1530 Coffee break
1530-1700 General presentation (2 or 3 speakers)
What environmental and biological characteristics influence distribution, growth,
survival for pelagic top predators? (presented mainly by Spanish, US, Japanese
research teams)
1700-1730 Discussion on the key note presentations and main subject of the workshop
Other Event on the 1st day
1800-2000 Workshop Reception
(Workshop Organizer will host an official evening reception)
2nd day
Wednesday, 21 September
Agenda Item 3 Environmental and biological characteristics influencing distribution,
growth, survival, recruitment in the early life of pelagic top predators (continued)
0900-1030 General presentation (2 or 3 speakers)
What environmental and biological characteristics influence distribution, growth,
survival for pelagic top predators? (presented mainly by Spanish, US, Japanese
research teams)
1030-1100 Coffee break
Agenda Item 4 Impacts of oceanic fluctuation on biological characteristics of top
predators
1100-1230 General presentation (2 or 3 speakers)
Impacts of oceanic fluctuation on biological characteristics of top predators.
(presented mainly by Spanish, US, Japanese research teams)
1230-1400 Lunch
Agenda Item 5 Trophic pathways and relative importance of prey resources
1400-1500 Key note presentation (1 speaker)
What are the main trophic pathways and how do they differ among and within
oceans? (presented by J. Young)
1500-1530 Coffee break
1530-1700 General presentation (2 or 3 speakers)
Is there evidence of change in trophic pathways over time and space consistent with
climate variability?
Can seasonal and spatial variability be used to explore the impacts of climate
variability?
What is the relative importance of mesopelagic versus epipelagic prey resources in
oceanic top predators, and how does this vary within and among oceans. How does
climate variability affect the distribution and availability of mesopelagic and
epipelagic prey?
Is it possible to identify indicators, such as prey species or size spectra, that would
highlight significant changes in trophic pathways? (presented by WG3 members and
general participants)
Agenda Item 6 Working Groups meeting
1700-1800 WGs meeting (subjects will be talking about activities of CLIOTOP-WGs and
the related issues mainly by members of CLIOTOP-WG1, WG3 and other WGs,
participants interested in this meeting will be welcomed for fruitful collaboration and
discussion)
3rd day
Thursday, 22 September
Agenda Item 7 Recent progress in research activities targeting on oceanic top predators
0900-1030 General presentation (2 or 3 speakers)
Recent research activities for analyses of biological, physical, chemical
characteristics and modeling of oceanic ecosystems. (presented by general
participants)
1030-1100 Coffee break
1100-1230 General presentation (2 or 3 speakers)
Recent research activities for analyses of biological, physical, chemical
characteristics and modeling of oceanic ecosystems. (presented by general
participants)
1230-1400 Lunch
Agenda Item 8 Keys for understanding of oceanic ecosystems
1400-1500 Presentation (1 or 2 speakers)
What is the key of oceanic ecosystems and how can we understand biological process
in the ocean? (presented by co-chairs of CLIOTOP-WG 1 and 3 or others?)
1500-1530 Discussion on the keys for understanding of oceanic ecosystems and others
regarding main subject of the workshop
1530-1600 Coffee break
Agenda Item 9 Future working plan
1600-1700 Future working plans and publication of the workshop proceedings
Agenda item 10 Reporting
1700-1800 Reporting (conveners and rapporteurs will meet for reporting)
4th day
Friday, 23 September
Agenda item 10 Reporting (continued)
0900-1000 Reporting (conveners and rapporteurs will meet for reporting, and a draft
report will be provided to all the participants before the Agenda Item 11 adoption of the
workshop report)
1000-1100 Coffee break
Agenda Item 11 Adoption of the workshop report
1100-1200 Adoption of the workshop report
1200-1330 Lunch
1330-1430 Adoption of the workshop report
Agenda Item 12 Closing of the meeting
1430-1500 Closing of the meeting
Meeting Information
Venue: National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries (NRIFSF),
Fisheries Research Agency (FRA), JAPAN
Address: 5-7-1, Orido, Shimizu-ward, Shizuoka-city, Shizuoka-prefecture 424-8633
JAPAN
Phone : 81(Japan)-(0)543-36-6000 Fax : 81(Japan)-(0)543-35-9642
Website: http://fsf.fra.affrc.go.jp/indexe.html (in English)
http://fsf.fra.affrc.go.jp/ (in Japanese)
Map: http://fsf.fra.affrc.go.jp/annnai.htm (in English and Japanese)
*Accommodations: Participants will be responsible for making their own hotel
reservations and for more additional/detailed information, please contact to the
secretariat of the meeting, Toshiyuki Tanabe at NRIFSF, FRA, Shimizu, Japan
*Attendance & Abstract Deadline: Friday, 9 September 2011
Please contact the secretariat, Toshiyuki Tanabe, by Friday, 9 September 2011, if
you will be attending this meeting.
*Local Contact: The secretariat at NRIFSF, FRA, Shimizu, Japan
Toshiyuki Tanabe, e-mail: katsuwo@affrc.go.jp
Osamu Abe, e-mail: turtlea@affrc.go.jp
Hideki Nakano, e-mail: hnakano@affrc.go.jp
Hitoshi Honda, e-mail: hhonda@affrc.go.jp
For questions regarding travel and accommodations please contact the
secretariat, Toshiyuki Tanabe at NRIFSF, FRA, Shimizu, Japan
CLIOTOP website: http://www.imber.info/CLIOTOP.html
CLIOTOP Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) Co-Chairs:
Dr Alistair HOBDAY, email: alistair.hobday@csiro.au
Dr Olivier MAURY, email: Olivier.Maury@ird.fr
WG1 co-chairs:
Dr Alberto GARCIA, email: agarcia@ma.ieo.es
Dr Joel LLOPIZ, email: jllopiz@whoi.edu
Dr Toshiyuki TANABE, email: katsuwo@affrc.go.jp
WG3 co-chairs:
Dr Jock YOUNG, email: jock.young@csiro.au
Dr Frédéric MENARD, email: Frederic.Menard@ird.fr
Dr Robert OLSON, email: rolson@iattc.org
Information for participants
Location
Shimizu at the National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries building
National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Fisheries Research Agency
5-7-1, Orido, Shimizu, SHIZUOKA 424-8633 JAPAN
Phone : 81(Japan)-(0)543-36-6000
Fax : 81(Japan)-(0)543-35-9642
http://fsf.fra.affrc.go.jp/index-e.htm (in English) http://fsf.fra.affrc.go.jp/ (in Japanese)
Map: http://fsf.fra.affrc.go.jp/annnai-e.htm (in English)
http://fsf.fra.affrc.go.jp/annnai.htm (in Japanese)
Hotel information around NRIFSF
Hotel Name
Price for Single
LAN
Room
availability
Tel
Web site
1. Hotel Quest Shimizu
\6,400-8100
Yes (free)
054-363-1231
http://www.hotelquest.co.jp
2. Vista Hotel Shimizu
\5,900-8,000
Yes (free)
054-371-9111
www.hotel-vista.jp/shimizu/
3. Sea Grande Hotel
\5,800-8,000
Yes (free)
054-367-5300
http://www2.odn.ne.jp/~cbn29650
4. Sun Route Hotel
\6,400 - \9,000
Yes (free?)
054-352-1221
http://www.sunroute-shimizu.co.jp
All these Hotels locate near JR Shimizu station. It takes about 15-20 minutes to NRIFSF by a car.
Transportation:
From Narita (http://www.narita-airport.jp/en/index.html)
Narita – Tokyo; JR (Japan Railway Company) Narita express;
http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/index.html
Tokyo – Shizuoka; JR Shinkansen(http://jr-central.co.jp/eng.nsf/english/shinkansen_info)
There are three types of Shinkansen, Nozomi, Hikari, and Kodama
*Nozomi are never stopping at Shizuoka (they straight go to Kyoto)
*Only limited Hikari stop at Shizuoka, you should check it by English information boards
carefully, which you can easily find in Tokyo station.
*All Kodama will stop at Shizuoka.
Shizuoka – Shimizu; JR local trains (Shimizu is third station from Shizuoka)
 Be careful, Shimizu is third station from Shizuoka, but it is for the Tokyo side direction
(backward). Shimizu station is on the way to Shizuoka from Tokyo, but Shinkansen super
express will never stop at Shimizu. So you at first go over to Shizuoka, then back to
Shimizu by the local trains.
You can buy a JR through ticket from Narita airport station to Shimizu/Shizuoka station in
Narita airport station. Narita airport – Shimizu; 9,200 yen, and Narita airport – Shizuoka;
8,890 yen. You can use VISA/Master cards to buy ticket of JR, but you should show your
card when you ask your ticket.
You will receive three tickets; the ordinary ticket (passenger ticket), the limited-express
supplement for Narita express, and the limited-express supplement for Shinkansen super
express. When you take Narita express/Shinkansen super express, you should use both the
ordinary and express tickets, while you only use the ordinary ticket for the local lines from
Shizuoka to Shimizu.
From Haneda (http://www.tokyo-airport-bldg.co.jp/english/index.html)
The simplest way form Haneda airport to Tokyo station is to take a shuttle bus, but you have to walk more than 10 minutes in the
Tokyo station. Though Tokyo station is generally kind for foreign tourists and has many English information sings
(http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/estation/index.html), you may have some troubles before you find
the gate for Shinkansen.
Most popular way to get to Tokyo station is;
Take mono-rail from Haneda to Hamamatsu-cho, and then, take Yamanote/Keihin Tohoku
lines to get to Tokyo station. As the mono-rail is not run by the JR but by a private company,
you must buy a ticket from Haneda – Hamamatsu-cho at Haneda station, and Hamamatsu-cho
– Shimizu/Shizuoka at Hamamatsu-cho (including ticket for Shinkansen). You should take
Yamanote-line (one of the JR local line in Tokyo area) to get to Tokyo station form
Hamamatsu-cho station.
For participants who are planning some sightseeing in Japan, Japan Railway offers some
economy tickets for foreign tourists (http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/pass/index.html).
*How to get to Shimizu in detailed information for your convenience
The easiest way to reach Shimizu is to take JR train. You need to take three different segments.
First, take Narita Express (NEX, 1 hour) from Narita station to Tokyo station. Then, exchange
to SHINKANSEN known as Bullet train (1 hour by HIKARI or 1.5 hour by KODAMA) from
Tokyo to Shizuoka station. Then, take local train (15 minutes) to finally reach Shimizu station.
There are several different tickets in JR ticket system ; express ticket, reserved seat ticket and
ordinary fare ticket. You have to buy an ordinary fare ticket to Shimizu via SHINKANSEN. So,
better first to talk to a teller that you want to go to Shimizu in the TOKAIDO line at the ticket
office. Then, you can ask additional tickets for NEX you want to take and connecting
SHINKANSEN ticket (probably better to buy reserved seat). In all, you will get three different
tickets, one for ordinary ticket, another two for NEX and SHINKANSEN.
At Narita station, you need to check in NEX and ordinary tickets. Don’t forget to pick them up
again. NEX is all for reserved seats but you can probably choose smoking or non-smoking seat.
See http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/index.html.
Tokyo station is a large and complicated station (http://www.jreast.co.jp/eng.nsf/english/tokyo),
you need to have sufficient time to find the platform for SHINKANSEN, say 20 minutes. There
are several SHINKANSEN areas. You have to go to Tokaido and Sanyo SHINKANSEN. To
enter SHINKANSEN area, you need to check in SHINKANSEN and ordinary tickets. You can
put them into the machine in piles. There are three kinds of SHINKANSEN train (named as
NOZOMI, HIKARI and KODAMA). NOZOMI does not stop at Shizuoka, so you have to take
HIKARI or KODAMA.
When you get off at Shizuoka, after you go down the steps, you have to go straight to the
transfer gate for ordinary train. So make sure you are not going out from the station (not to go to
exit ! Once you are out, you have to buy a ticket again.). When you go through the transfer gate,
again you have to check in your tickets. Ordinary ticket will be returned to you. Ordinary train
for Shimizu will depart at platform 1 or 2, so ask anybody if you are not sure. Shimizu is the
third station from Shizuoka towards Tokyo (going back a little).
Between Hotel and NRIFSF, taxis or public bus are available.
Secretariat
For more additional/detailed information, please contact to the secretariat of the meeting,
Toshiyuki Tanabe (katsuwo@affrc.go.jp) or Osamu Abe (turtlea@affrc.go.jp).
Map around Shimizu Station
Numbers in the Map indicate locations of Hotels. Number 1 Hotel is not in the area but further south (0.8km from the station).
Shimizu
Station
1
3
2
Hotel Name
Price for Single
LAN
Room
availability
Tel
Web site
1. Hotel Quest Shimizu
\6,400-8100
Yes (free)
054-363-1231
http://www.hotelquest.co.jp
2. Vista Hotel Shimizu
\5,900-8,000
Yes (free)
054-371-9111
www.hotel-vista.jp/shimizu/
3. Sea Grande Hotel
\5,800-8,000
Yes (free)
054-367-5300
http://www2.odn.ne.jp/~cbn29650
4. Sun Route Hotel
\6,400 - \9,000
Yes (free?)
054-352-1221
http://www.sunroute-shimizu.co.jp
Map of Shimizu
Shimizu
Station
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NRIFSF