1. Experimental study on the effect of waves on netting panels at a range of angles to the wave direction

   • Wei-hua Song
   • Zhen-lin Liang
   • Bo-hai Chen

   Original Article 28 March 2012 Pages: 491 - 501

   

2. Relationship between light and diel vertical migration of Diaphus theta and Euphausia pacifica off eastern Hokkaido

   • Tomohiko Matsuura
   • Kazuhisa Uchikawa
   • Kouichi Sawada

   Original Article 22 March 2012 Pages: 503 - 513

   

3. Reproductive characteristics of the orbiculate cardinalfish Sphaeramia orbicularis in the Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia

   • Young-Ung Choi
   • Heung-Sik Park
   • Soo-Jin Heo

   Original Article 19 February 2012 Pages: 515 - 523

   

4. Discovery of a spawning area of the common Japanese conger Conger myriaster along the Kyushu-Palau Ridge in the western North Pacific

   • Hiroaki Kurogi
   • Noritaka Mochioka
   • Seinen Chow

   Original Article Open access 23 February 2012 Pages: 525 - 532

   

5. Feeding events of Japanese lates Lates japonicus detected by a high-speed video camera and three-axis micro-acceleration data-logger

   • Hideaki Tanoue
   • Teruhisa Komatsu
   • Nobuyuki Miyazaki

   Original Article 22 February 2012 Pages: 533 - 538

   

6. Early T-cell and thymus development in Japanese eel Anguilla japonica

   • Motoko Kawabe
   • Hiroaki Suetake
   • Yuzuru Suzuki

   Original Article 17 March 2012 Pages: 539 - 547

   

7. Effects of LED light spectra on the growth of the yellowtail clownfish Amphiprion clarkii

   • Hyun Suk Shin
   • Jehee Lee
   • Cheol Young Choi

   Original Article 11 March 2012 Pages: 549 - 556

   

8. Habitat and prey selection of common minke, sei, and Bryde’s whales in mesoscale during summer in the subarctic and transition regions of the western North Pacific

   • Hikaru Watanabe
   • Makoto Okazaki
   • Tomio Miyashita

   Original Article 11 March 2012 Pages: 557 - 567

   

9. Genetic structure of the exotic hard clam Mercenaria mercenaria in Tokyo Bay, determined using mitochondrial DNA

   • Naoko Murakami-Sugihara
   • Toshio Furota
   • Ken Okamoto

   Original Article 19 April 2012 Pages: 569 - 575

   

10. Food habits of small fishes in seagrass habitats in Trang, southern Thailand

    • Masahiro Horinouchi
    • Prasert Tongnunui
    • Mitsuhiko Sano

    Original Article 24 March 2012 Pages: 577 - 587

    

11. Long-term fluctuations in mollusk populations before and after the appearance of the alien predator Euspira fortunei on the Tona coast, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan

    • Shin’ichi Sato
    • Tomoki Chiba
    • Hiromi Hasegawa

    Original Article 22 March 2012 Pages: 589 - 595

    

12. Excretion of cesium and rubidium via the branchial potassium-transporting pathway in Mozambique tilapia

    • Fumiya Furukawa
    • Soichi Watanabe
    • Toyoji Kaneko

    Original Article 22 March 2012 Pages: 597 - 602

    

13. Microsatellite multiplex panels for population genetic analysis of red sea bream Pagrus major

    • Enrique Blanco Gonzalez
    • Masaki Aritaki
    • Nobuhiko Taniguchi

    Original Article 16 February 2012 Pages: 603 - 611

    

14. Effect of high dietary carbohydrate on growth, serum physiological response, and hepatic heat shock cognate protein 70 expression of the top-mouth culter Erythroculter ilishaeformis Bleeker

    • Bo Liu
    • Jun Xie
    • Guangyu Wang

    Original Article 25 March 2012 Pages: 613 - 623

    

15. Effects of cooling rate on post-thaw motility and fertility of Japanese pearl oyster Pinctada fucata martensii spermatozoa

    • Kahori Arita
    • Kiyoshi Isowa
    • Hiromi Ohta

    Original Article 21 March 2012 Pages: 625 - 630

    

16. Abnormal elongation of the lower jaw in juvenile Japanese flounder: combined effects of a rotifer diet enriched with Nannochloropsis preserved by various methods and parentage

    • Eitaro Sawayama
    • Syuichi Sakamoto
    • Motohiro Takagi

    Original Article 07 April 2012 Pages: 631 - 640

    

17. Use of a Noctiluca-killing bacterium Marinobacter salsuginis strain BS2 to reduce shrimp mortality caused by Noctiluca scintillans

    • Teeyaporn Keawtawee
    • Kimio Fukami
    • Putth Songsangjinda

    Original Article 13 April 2012 Pages: 641 - 646

    

18. Annual changes in macrobenthos abundance in Funka Bay, Japan

    • Yuta Inagaki
    • Tetsuya Takatsu
    • Toyomi Takahashi

    Original Article 04 April 2012 Pages: 647 - 659

    

19. Sediment-complex-binding cellulose breakdown in wetlands of rivers

    • Wen Liu
    • Haruhiko Toyohara

    Original Article 11 February 2012 Pages: 661 - 665

    

20. cDNA cloning and primary structure analysis of transglutaminase from bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis

    • Koki Ikeguchi
    • Gen Kaneko
    • Shugo Watabe

    Original Article 19 February 2012 Pages: 667 - 674

    

21. Characteristics of minerals extracted from the mid-gut gland of Japanese scallop Patinopecten yessoensis at various pH values

    • Joko Santoso
    • Yuka Ishizuka
    • Yumiko Yoshie-Stark

    Original Article 07 April 2012 Pages: 675 - 682

    

22. Antifouling steroids isolated from red alga epiphyte filamentous bacterium Leucothrix mucor

    • Ji Young Cho

    Original Article 28 March 2012 Pages: 683 - 689

    

23. Mediator-type biosensor for real-time wireless monitoring of blood glucose concentrations in fish

    • Mai Takase
    • Yohei Yoneyama
    • Hideaki Endo

    Original Article 29 March 2012 Pages: 691 - 698

    

24. Function of meiobenthos and microorganisms in cellulose breakdown in sediments of wetlands with different origins in Hokkaido

    • Kyohei Yamada
    • Haruhiko Toyohara

    Original Article 04 April 2012 Pages: 699 - 706

    

25. Effect of organic salts on setting gels and their corresponding acids on kamaboko gels prepared from squid Todarodes pacificus mantle muscle

    • Bodin Techaratanakrai
    • Emiko Okazaki
    • Kazufumi Osako

    Original Article 18 February 2012 Pages: 707 - 715

    

26. Potent activation of tumor necrosis factor-α production by a polysaccharide found in a marine brown alga Chordaria flagelliformis

    • Yoko Tokimura
    • Uki Yamashita
    • Yuto Kamei

    Original Article 14 February 2012 Pages: 717 - 724

    

27. Variations in the proximate composition of muscle in cultured yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata at different anatomical portions

    • Itaru Shioya
    • Shuuhei Takemura
    • Takahiro Yamaguchi

    Original Article 16 February 2012 Pages: 725 - 733

    

28. Effects of microbial growth inhibition by antibiotics on the production of taste-active components during the processing of heshiko produced by aging salted mackerel with rice bran

    • Yasuyuki Kosaka
    • Tooru Ooizumi

    Original Article 26 February 2012 Pages: 735 - 742

    

29. Estimation of productivity growth, technical progress, and efficiency changes in the Korean offshore fisheries

    • Do-Hoon Kim
    • Ju-Nam Seo
    • Kyounghoon Lee

    Original Article 25 March 2012 Pages: 743 - 751