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the exchange of information and culture techniques between the two countries since about
40 years ago.
In the 1960s, the oyster farming in France was
greatly affected by the mass mortality of
Crassostrea angulata (called Portuguese oyster),
caused by a viral disease and followed by
infection from the protozoan Marteilia and the
parasite Bonamia . To restore the culture industry
after this problem, Dr. Trochan, the director of La
Tremblade Institute (former Institut Scientifi que
et Technique des Pêches Maritimes), established
contact with Professor Takeo Imai, of Tohoku
University, asking about the possibility to export
Japanese seed oysters to France.
After pathological and epizootic examinations
and experiments of single oyster seeding, the project of exportation of oyster spat to France was put
in place. These former examinations have been
realized by the project group: Professor T. Imai
(Tohoku University), Dr. Akimitsu Koganezawa
(National Institute of Fisheries in Tohoku), Mr.
Kunio Goto (Miyagi Prefectural Fisheries
Experimental Station), and Dr. Marc Dupuis
(Scientifi c Counselor of French Embassy in Japan).
The fi rst trial of mass export by air took place
successfully in 1969 under the authorization of
both countries (Fig. 2a–k ).
At that time, Professor François Doumenge
from Montpellier University visited the Mayor of
Ishinomaki City to fi nd the best way to export
seed oyster to France (Fig. 2l ). This project was
continued until 1979 (Goto 2012 ). Finally, in
1990, the oyster production in France was
restored to about 140,000 tons (Fig. 3 ).
3
Aid from France After
the Tsunami Disaster
in the Sanriku Region
In Japan, on the 11 March 2011, a huge tsunami
surged along the coast of Sanriku and heavily
damaged the fi shery facilities along the coast.
Just after the disaster, many contacts of
encouragement from French members arrived
proposing support for the fi sheries along the
Sanriku coast. Especially, Profs. Hubert-Jean
Ceccaldi (President of Société franco-japonaise
d’Océanographie) and Catherine Mariojouls
(President of Association pour le Développement
de l’Aquaculture) proposed to collect contributions for the fi sheries. To respond to their proposals, a special committee was formed between
the French and Japanese members of “Société
franco-japonaise d’Océanographie.”
After discussing with researchers and members
of fi shery cooperatives of Sanriku, equipments
for technical surveys that had been lost in the tsunami were requested. So the committee decided
to support them with microscopes and plankton
nets to examine the oyster larvae in the fi rst
spawning season after the tsunami.
The organizations that supported this collaboration are as follows:
• Association pour le Développement de
l’Aquaculture (ADA)
• Société franco-japonaise d’OcéanographieFrance (SFJO-F)
• La Fondation d’Entreprise Air Liquide at
Paris and Teisan in Japan
• Rotary Club Saint-Jean at Marseille
• Société franco-japonaise d’OcéanographieJapan
• (SFJO-J, ex-President: Shiro Imawaki,
President: Teruhisa Komatsu and members)
• Gambalo Japan Project: Region of Bretagne
• Okaeshi Project: Marennes-Oléron area
These members started the donations from
July 2011 and continued until October 2012.
The members of the committee greatly appreciate Olympus Medical Science Co. Ltd. and
Rigosha Co. Ltd. for the reduction of their
price.
The amount of the contribution was 3,302,606
yen and the list of donations was as follows:
– 9 Microscopes, 5 plankton net for Miyagi
Prefecture
– 8 Microscopes, 5 plankton net for Iwate Prefecture
– Life jackets for Taro Cooperative (Iwate
Prefecture) by Gambalo Japan Project
– Buoys and ropes for Cooperatives of Miyagi
Prefecture by Okaeshi Project
At the end of the year 2011, Prof. C. Mariojouls,
the President of the Association of the
Y. Koike
the exchange of information and culture techniques between the two countries since about
40 years ago.
In the 1960s, the oyster farming in France was
greatly affected by the mass mortality of
Crassostrea angulata (called Portuguese oyster),
caused by a viral disease and followed by
infection from the protozoan Marteilia and the
parasite Bonamia . To restore the culture industry
after this problem, Dr. Trochan, the director of La
Tremblade Institute (former Institut Scientifi que
et Technique des Pêches Maritimes), established
contact with Professor Takeo Imai, of Tohoku
University, asking about the possibility to export
Japanese seed oysters to France.
After pathological and epizootic examinations
and experiments of single oyster seeding, the project of exportation of oyster spat to France was put
in place. These former examinations have been
realized by the project group: Professor T. Imai
(Tohoku University), Dr. Akimitsu Koganezawa
(National Institute of Fisheries in Tohoku), Mr.
Kunio Goto (Miyagi Prefectural Fisheries
Experimental Station), and Dr. Marc Dupuis
(Scientifi c Counselor of French Embassy in Japan).
The fi rst trial of mass export by air took place
successfully in 1969 under the authorization of
both countries (Fig. 2a–k ).
At that time, Professor François Doumenge
from Montpellier University visited the Mayor of
Ishinomaki City to fi nd the best way to export
seed oyster to France (Fig. 2l ). This project was
continued until 1979 (Goto 2012 ). Finally, in
1990, the oyster production in France was
restored to about 140,000 tons (Fig. 3 ).
3
Aid from France After
the Tsunami Disaster
in the Sanriku Region
In Japan, on the 11 March 2011, a huge tsunami
surged along the coast of Sanriku and heavily
damaged the fi shery facilities along the coast.
Just after the disaster, many contacts of
encouragement from French members arrived
proposing support for the fi sheries along the
Sanriku coast. Especially, Profs. Hubert-Jean
Ceccaldi (President of Société franco-japonaise
d’Océanographie) and Catherine Mariojouls
(President of Association pour le Développement
de l’Aquaculture) proposed to collect contributions for the fi sheries. To respond to their proposals, a special committee was formed between
the French and Japanese members of “Société
franco-japonaise d’Océanographie.”
After discussing with researchers and members
of fi shery cooperatives of Sanriku, equipments
for technical surveys that had been lost in the tsunami were requested. So the committee decided
to support them with microscopes and plankton
nets to examine the oyster larvae in the fi rst
spawning season after the tsunami.
The organizations that supported this collaboration are as follows:
• Association pour le Développement de
l’Aquaculture (ADA)
• Société franco-japonaise d’OcéanographieFrance (SFJO-F)
• La Fondation d’Entreprise Air Liquide at
Paris and Teisan in Japan
• Rotary Club Saint-Jean at Marseille
• Société franco-japonaise d’OcéanographieJapan
• (SFJO-J, ex-President: Shiro Imawaki,
President: Teruhisa Komatsu and members)
• Gambalo Japan Project: Region of Bretagne
• Okaeshi Project: Marennes-Oléron area
These members started the donations from
July 2011 and continued until October 2012.
The members of the committee greatly appreciate Olympus Medical Science Co. Ltd. and
Rigosha Co. Ltd. for the reduction of their
price.
The amount of the contribution was 3,302,606
yen and the list of donations was as follows:
– 9 Microscopes, 5 plankton net for Miyagi
Prefecture
– 8 Microscopes, 5 plankton net for Iwate Prefecture
– Life jackets for Taro Cooperative (Iwate
Prefecture) by Gambalo Japan Project
– Buoys and ropes for Cooperatives of Miyagi
Prefecture by Okaeshi Project
At the end of the year 2011, Prof. C. Mariojouls,
the President of the Association of the
Y. Koike