1. In Memoriam: Professor Yoshiaki Deguchi (1929–2015)

   Obituary 27 February 2016 Pages: 185 - 185

2. Vitellogenesis and choriogenesis in fishes

   • Akihiko Hara
   • Naoshi Hiramatsu
   • Toshiaki Fujita

   Review Article Open access 23 January 2016 Pages: 187 - 202

   

3. Recreational fisheries in the UK: natural capital, ecosystem services, threats, and management

   • Ian J. Winfield

   Review Article Open access 08 February 2016 Pages: 203 - 212

   

4. Development of a real-time depth monitoring system for small fishing gear using an acoustic telemetry technique

   • Kohei Hasegawa
   • Yoshinori Miyamoto
   • Keiichi Uchida

   Original Article 06 January 2016 Pages: 213 - 223

   

5. Maturation process and reproductive biology of female Arabesque greenling Pleurogrammus azonus in the Sea of Japan, off the west coast of Hokkaido

   • Takahiro Takashima
   • Nozomi Okada
   • Kazushi Miyashita

   Original Article 14 December 2015 Pages: 225 - 240

   

6. Genetic diversity and population structure of Indo-Pacific sailfish Istiophorus platypterus in the eastern Pacific

   • Griselma G. Rubio-Castro
   • Casimiro Quiñonez-Velázquez
   • Francisco J. García-Rodríguez

   Original Article 11 December 2015 Pages: 241 - 249

   

7. Population structure of Japanese Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus niphonius in the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea: evidence from random forests based on otolith features

   • Chi Zhang
   • Zhenjiang Ye
   • Shuozeng Dou

   Original Article 09 February 2016 Pages: 251 - 256

   

8. Allometric comparison of the length of the sixth segment in postlarvae and juveniles of the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii

   • Gunzo Kawamura
   • Annita Seok Kian Yong
   • Leong Seng Lim

   Original Article 22 January 2016 Pages: 257 - 260

   

9. Narrowed temperature adaptability in non-natal osmotic environments of two euryhaline wanderers, dace and black porgy: implications for seasonal habitat changes

   • Masahiro Nakamura
   • Reiji Masuda
   • Tsuguo Otake

   Original Article Open access 02 January 2016 Pages: 261 - 268

   

10. Genetic evaluation of hatchery stocks of Honmoroko Gnathopogon caerulescens by mitochondrial DNA sequence for stock enhancement

    • Takeshi Kikko
    • Haruo Okamoto
    • Kouji Nakayama

    Original Article 08 January 2016 Pages: 269 - 278

    

11. Evaluation of the 5′ end of the 16S rRNA gene as a DNA barcode marker for the Cephalopoda

    • Gustavo Sanchez
    • Satoshi Tomano
    • Mitsuo Sakai

    Original Article 12 January 2016 Pages: 279 - 288

    

12. Genetic population structure of the mottled spinefoot Siganus fuscescens in Japan

    • Naoki Yagishita
    • Atsuko Yamaguchi

    Original Article 22 January 2016 Pages: 289 - 301

    

13. Physiological response of the eye to different colored light-emitting diodes in Japanese flying squid Todarodes pacificus

    • Hajime Matsui
    • Go Takayama
    • Yasunori Sakurai

    Original Article 12 January 2016 Pages: 303 - 309

    

14. Distribution of eggs and larvae of Japanese anchovy Engraulis japonicus in the Pacific waters off northern Japan in summer

    • Akira Hayashi
    • Kai Zhang
    • Yoshiro Watanabe

    Original Article 16 February 2016 Pages: 311 - 319

    

15. Enteric, hepatic and muscle tissue development of juvenile dourado Salminus brasiliensis fed with lyophilized bovine colostrum

    • Wiolene Montanari Nordi
    • Débora Botéquio Moretti
    • Raul Machado-Neto

    Original Article 02 January 2016 Pages: 321 - 326

    

16. Transcriptic analysis of Huanghai No. 1 strain of Chinese shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinensis using 454 pyrosequencing

    • Yuying He
    • Zhaoxia Li
    • Jian Li

    Original Article 23 January 2016 Pages: 327 - 336

    

17. Purification and characterization of metal-binding proteins from the digestive gland of the Japanese scallop Mizuhopecten yessoensis

    • Jialong Gao
    • Shoichiro Ishizaki
    • Yuji Nagashima

    Original Article 23 December 2015 Pages: 337 - 345

    

18. Molecular cloning, tissue and embryonic development expression, and appetite regulatory effect of pancreatic peptide Y in Coilia nasus

    • Siyu Yang
    • Gangchun Xu
    • Pao Xu

    Original Article 06 January 2016 Pages: 347 - 355

    

19. Conjugation with alginate oligosaccharide via the controlled Maillard reaction in a dry state is an effective method for the preparation of salmon myofibrillar protein with excellent anti-inflammatory activity

    • Mizuho Nishizawa
    • Musashi Saigusa
    • Hiroki Saeki

    Original Article 02 January 2016 Pages: 357 - 367

    

20. Suppressive effects of the diethyl ether fraction from a brown alga Sargassum fusiforme on allergic and inflammatory reactions

    • Yoshimasa Sugiura
    • Yuichi Kinoshita
    • Masaaki Miyata

    Original Article 08 February 2016 Pages: 369 - 377

    

21. Physical, chemical, and microbiological properties of fish tofu containing shrimp hydrolysate

    • Sunantha Ketnawa
    • Soottawat Benjakul
    • Saroat Rawdkuen

    Original Article 02 January 2016 Pages: 379 - 389