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moment to recall the memories of 40 years ago
(Fig. 6a–c ).
After the site of culture, the delegation visited two stations of Ifremer, La Tremblade and
La Trinité-sur-Mer, to exchange important
pathological information about the disease and
herpes of oysters with the specialists. Actually,
in the last 5 years in France, there is the very
important problem of disease in oysters again. The
conclusion of the discussion was that seed oysters should not be exchanged from one region to
another if there has been risk of pathogens
being transferred. And the results of research
and information about the disease must be open
and readily disseminated to related countries
(Fig. 6d ).
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The Restoration of Oyster
Culture in Japan After
the Tsunami Disaster
The time table of restoration project in 10 years
by the government of Miyagi Prefecture is:
• First 3 years: The period of repair
(2011–2013).
• Next 4 years: The period of regeneration
(2014–2017)
• Another 3 years: The period of expansion
(2018–2020)
Currently we are at the end of the fi rst period of
repair. By the statistics of the prefecture, the
repair of oyster culture is going well. But we
Fig. 6 ( a – d ) From the top and left to right : ( a ) fi rst World
Oyster Congress at Arcachon, ( b ) news for Japanese delegation visiting oyster farm at Arcachon, ( c ) news for
Kunio Goto visiting the historical place where the fi rst
seed oysters from Japan were released, and ( d ) visit at
Ifremer laboratory, La Tremblade
Y. Koike
moment to recall the memories of 40 years ago
(Fig. 6a–c ).
After the site of culture, the delegation visited two stations of Ifremer, La Tremblade and
La Trinité-sur-Mer, to exchange important
pathological information about the disease and
herpes of oysters with the specialists. Actually,
in the last 5 years in France, there is the very
important problem of disease in oysters again. The
conclusion of the discussion was that seed oysters should not be exchanged from one region to
another if there has been risk of pathogens
being transferred. And the results of research
and information about the disease must be open
and readily disseminated to related countries
(Fig. 6d ).
6
The Restoration of Oyster
Culture in Japan After
the Tsunami Disaster
The time table of restoration project in 10 years
by the government of Miyagi Prefecture is:
• First 3 years: The period of repair
(2011–2013).
• Next 4 years: The period of regeneration
(2014–2017)
• Another 3 years: The period of expansion
(2018–2020)
Currently we are at the end of the fi rst period of
repair. By the statistics of the prefecture, the
repair of oyster culture is going well. But we
Fig. 6 ( a – d ) From the top and left to right : ( a ) fi rst World
Oyster Congress at Arcachon, ( b ) news for Japanese delegation visiting oyster farm at Arcachon, ( c ) news for
Kunio Goto visiting the historical place where the fi rst
seed oysters from Japan were released, and ( d ) visit at
Ifremer laboratory, La Tremblade
Y. Koike