Correspondence, Research Introduction

Akinori Takasuka, PhD

The University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Department of Aquatic Bioscience
Fisheries Biology Laboratory
Professor

[English version] [日本語版]

ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE

Affiliation

The University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Department of Aquatic Bioscience
Fisheries Biology Laboratory
1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
Tel.: +81-3-5841-5307; Fax: +81-3-5841-8165
E-mail: atakasuka#mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp (# = @)

Website for research introduction

http://katsuo.fs.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/takasuka

Fisheries Biology Laboratory

http://katsuo.fs.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

HISTORY AND EDUCATION

1975 (July) Born in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan

1994 (March) Graduated from Aiko High School

1998 (March) BSc. The University of Tokyo (Agricultural Science)

2000 (March) MSc. The University of Tokyo (Agricultural Science)

2003 (March) PhD. The University of Tokyo (Agricultural Science)

1997–2004
Affiliation Laboratory of Fisheries Biology,
Department of Aquatic Bioscience,
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences,
The University of Tokyo

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2004–2010 Research Scientist
Fisheries Ecology Section,
Stock Assessment Division,
National Research Institute of Fisheries Science,
Fisheries Research Agency

2008–2010 Visiting Scientist
Southwest Fisheries Science Center,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

2008–2010 Fellow for Research Abroad
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

2010–2014 Senior Researcher
Research Center for Fisheries Management,
National Research Institute of Fisheries Science,
Fisheries Research Agency

2011–2017 Visiting Associate Professor
Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology,
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

2014–2016 Head, Fisheries Ecology Group
Research Center for Fisheries Management,
National Research Institute of Fisheries Science,
Fisheries Research Agency

2016–2018 Head, Fisheries Ecology Group
Research Center for Fisheries Management,
National Research Institute of Fisheries Science,
Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (affiliation name changed)

2017–2019 Visiting Professor
Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology,
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

2018–2019 Head, Fisheries Biology Group
Research Center for Fisheries Resources,
National Research Institute of Fisheries Science,
Fisheries Research Agency (division name changed)

2019–present Professor
Fisheries Biology Laboratory
Department of Aquatic Bioscience
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences
The University of Tokyo

HONORS AND AWARDS RECEIVED

2002 (October) Best Presentation Award (the CCCC Session)
North Pacific Marine Science Organization Eleventh Annual Meeting (PICES XI)
October 24, 2002, Qingdao, People's Republic of China

[Pictures; Certificate of recognition]

2004 (October) Best Presentation Award (the BIO Topic Session)
North Pacific Marine Science Organization Thirteenth Annual Meeting (PICES XIII)
October 21, 2004, Honolulu, United States of America

[PICES award website; Pictures; Certificate of recognition; NRIFS News No. 36]

2008 (March) The 10th Best Paper Award
"Takasuka, A. and Aoki, I. (2006) Environmental determinants of growth rates for larval Japanese anchovy Engraulis japonicus in different waters. Fisheries Oceanography, 15: 139–149"
The Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography
March 26, 2008, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan

[Takasuka & Aoki (2006) FO; Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography]

2009 (March) Achievement Award for Young Scientist in Fisheries Science 2008
"Studies on early life ecology and species alternation mechanism of small pelagic fish"
The Japanese Society of Fisheries Science
March 29, 2009, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan

[Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi; Japanese Society of Fisheries Science]

2009 (November) Achievement Award for Progress in Agricultural Science in Japan 2009
"Biological studies on species alternations of small pelagic fish"
The Foundation of Agricultural Sciences of Japan
November 25, 2009, Yayoi Auditorium, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

[Foundation of Agricultural Sciences of Japan]

2013 (March) The 15th (2013) Best Paper Award (as a coauthor)
"Okunishi, T., Ito, S., Ambe, D., Takasuka, A., Kameda, T., Tadokoro, K., Setou, T., Komatsu, K., Kawabata, A., Kubota, H., Ichikawa, T., Sugisaki, H., Hashioka, T., Yamanaka, Y., Yoshie, N., and Watanabe, T. (2012) A modeling approach to evaluate growth and movement for recruitment success of Japanese sardine (Sardinops melanostictus) in the western Pacific. Fisheries Oceanography, 21: 44–57"
The Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography
March 21, 2013, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan

[Okunishi et al. (2012) FO; Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography]

2015 (March) 2014 Award of Excellence for Scientific Papers (as a coauthor)
"Nishiyama, M., Saito, M., Sanada, Y., Onoue, S., Takasuka, A., and Oozeki, Y. (2014) Revisiting morphological identification of Japanese jack mackerel Trachurus japonicus eggs preserved in formalin. Fisheries Science, 80: 517–529"
The Japanese Society of Fisheries Science
March 29, 2015, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan

[Nishiyama et al. (2014) FS; Japanese Society of Fisheries Science]

2015 (November) Achievement Award for Young Scientist in Agricultural Science 2015
"Studies on biological mechanisms linking climate changes to species alternations"
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan
November 18, 2015, Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan

[Award website; NRIFS news]

2019 (March) The 24th (2019) Uda Award
Achievement Award for Young Scientist in Agricultural Science 2015
"Studies on mechanisms of population dynamics of small pelagic fish with a focus on species alternations"
The Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography
March 23, 2019, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan

[Award website; NRIFS news]

2019 (March) The 21st (2019) Best Paper Award (as a coauthor)
"Nakayama, S., Takasuka, A., Ichinokawa, M., and Okamura, H. (2018) Climate change and interspecific interactions drive species alternations between anchovy and sardine in the western North Pacific: Detection of causality by convergent cross mapping. Fisheries Oceanography, 27: 312–322"
The Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography
March 23, 2019, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan

[Award website; NRIFS news; Nakayama et al. (2019) FO]

2024 (March) The 26th (2024) Best Paper Award (as a coauthor)
"Tanaka, S., Togoshi, S., Yasue, N., Burns, C. M., Robert, D., and Takasuka, A. (2023) Revisiting the role of early life growth for survival potential in three clupeoid species. Fisheries Oceanography, 32: 245–254"
The Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography
March 17, 2024, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan

[Award website; NRIFS news; Tanaka et al. (2023) FO]

2025 (March) The 27th (2025) Best Paper Award (as a coauthor)
"Togoshi, S., Tanaka, S., Yasue, N., Nakamura, M., Robert, D., and Takasuka, A. (2024) Growth–feeding linkage in small pelagic fish larvae in the Kii Channel, Japan. Fisheries Oceanography, 33: e12678"
The Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography
March 15, 2025, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan

[Award website; NRIFS news; Togoshi et al. (2024) FO]

ACTIVITIES IN ACADEMIC SOCIETIES

Academic Societies

The Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography

Standing Committee member (April 2013 –March 2015, April 2015 –March 2017)
Committee member (April 2013 –March 2015, April 2015 –March 2017, April 2017 –March 2019)
General Affairs Committee member (April 2013 –March 2015, April 2015 –March 2017)
Editorial Committee member (April 2013 –present)

The Japanese Society of Fisheries Science

The Early Life History Section, the American Fisheries Society

Pacific Rim Regional Representative (2012 –present)

Editor

Bulletin of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography

Reviewer

Aquatic Biology, Bulletin of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science, Fisheries Science, Journal of Fish Biology, Marine Biology, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi, Progress in Oceanography, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

DATABASE

Directory Database of Research and Development Activities (ReaD)

Database of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKEN)

Any correspondence should be directed to me at the address above.

The website of current researches by Akinori Takasuka (髙須賀明典/高須賀明典).

ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE

Affiliation
The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences Department of Aquatic Bioscience Fisheries Biology Laboratory 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan Tel.: +81-3-5841-5307; Fax: +81-3-5841-8165 E-mail: atakasuka#mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp (# = @)

Website for research introduction
http://katsuo.fs.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/takasuka
Fisheries Biology Laboratory
http://katsuo.fs.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

HISTORY AND EDUCATION

1975 (July)	Born in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
1994 (March)	Graduated from Aiko High School
1998 (March)	BSc. The University of Tokyo (Agricultural Science)
2000 (March)	MSc. The University of Tokyo (Agricultural Science)
2003 (March)	PhD. The University of Tokyo (Agricultural Science)

1997–2004 Affiliation	Laboratory of Fisheries Biology, Department of Aquatic Bioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2004–2010	Research Scientist Fisheries Ecology Section, Stock Assessment Division, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Fisheries Research Agency
2008–2010	Visiting Scientist Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2008–2010	Fellow for Research Abroad Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2010–2014	Senior Researcher Research Center for Fisheries Management, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Fisheries Research Agency
2011–2017	Visiting Associate Professor Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
2014–2016	Head, Fisheries Ecology Group Research Center for Fisheries Management, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Fisheries Research Agency
2016–2018	Head, Fisheries Ecology Group Research Center for Fisheries Management, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (affiliation name changed)
2017–2019	Visiting Professor Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
2018–2019	Head, Fisheries Biology Group Research Center for Fisheries Resources, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Fisheries Research Agency (division name changed)
2019–present	Professor Fisheries Biology Laboratory Department of Aquatic Bioscience Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences The University of Tokyo

HONORS AND AWARDS RECEIVED

2002 (October)			Best Presentation Award (the CCCC Session) North Pacific Marine Science Organization Eleventh Annual Meeting (PICES XI) October 24, 2002, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
			[Pictures; Certificate of recognition]

2004 (October)			Best Presentation Award (the BIO Topic Session) North Pacific Marine Science Organization Thirteenth Annual Meeting (PICES XIII) October 21, 2004, Honolulu, United States of America
			[PICES award website; Pictures; Certificate of recognition; NRIFS News No. 36]

2008 (March)			The 10th Best Paper Award "Takasuka, A. and Aoki, I. (2006) Environmental determinants of growth rates for larval Japanese anchovy Engraulis japonicus in different waters. Fisheries Oceanography, 15: 139–149" The Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography March 26, 2008, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
			[Takasuka & Aoki (2006) FO; Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography]

2009 (March)			Achievement Award for Young Scientist in Fisheries Science 2008 "Studies on early life ecology and species alternation mechanism of small pelagic fish" The Japanese Society of Fisheries Science March 29, 2009, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
			[Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi; Japanese Society of Fisheries Science]

2009 (November)			Achievement Award for Progress in Agricultural Science in Japan 2009 "Biological studies on species alternations of small pelagic fish" The Foundation of Agricultural Sciences of Japan November 25, 2009, Yayoi Auditorium, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
			[Foundation of Agricultural Sciences of Japan]

2013 (March)			The 15th (2013) Best Paper Award (as a coauthor) "Okunishi, T., Ito, S., Ambe, D., Takasuka, A., Kameda, T., Tadokoro, K., Setou, T., Komatsu, K., Kawabata, A., Kubota, H., Ichikawa, T., Sugisaki, H., Hashioka, T., Yamanaka, Y., Yoshie, N., and Watanabe, T. (2012) A modeling approach to evaluate growth and movement for recruitment success of Japanese sardine (Sardinops melanostictus) in the western Pacific. Fisheries Oceanography, 21: 44–57" The Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography March 21, 2013, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
			[Okunishi et al. (2012) FO; Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography]

2015 (March)			2014 Award of Excellence for Scientific Papers (as a coauthor) "Nishiyama, M., Saito, M., Sanada, Y., Onoue, S., Takasuka, A., and Oozeki, Y. (2014) Revisiting morphological identification of Japanese jack mackerel Trachurus japonicus eggs preserved in formalin. Fisheries Science, 80: 517–529" The Japanese Society of Fisheries Science March 29, 2015, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
			[Nishiyama et al. (2014) FS; Japanese Society of Fisheries Science]

2015 (November)			Achievement Award for Young Scientist in Agricultural Science 2015 "Studies on biological mechanisms linking climate changes to species alternations" Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan November 18, 2015, Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan
			[Award website; NRIFS news]

2019 (March)			The 24th (2019) Uda Award Achievement Award for Young Scientist in Agricultural Science 2015 "Studies on mechanisms of population dynamics of small pelagic fish with a focus on species alternations" The Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography March 23, 2019, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
			[Award website; NRIFS news]

2019 (March)			The 21st (2019) Best Paper Award (as a coauthor) "Nakayama, S., Takasuka, A., Ichinokawa, M., and Okamura, H. (2018) Climate change and interspecific interactions drive species alternations between anchovy and sardine in the western North Pacific: Detection of causality by convergent cross mapping. Fisheries Oceanography, 27: 312–322" The Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography March 23, 2019, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
			[Award website; NRIFS news; Nakayama et al. (2019) FO]

2024 (March)			The 26th (2024) Best Paper Award (as a coauthor) "Tanaka, S., Togoshi, S., Yasue, N., Burns, C. M., Robert, D., and Takasuka, A. (2023) Revisiting the role of early life growth for survival potential in three clupeoid species. Fisheries Oceanography, 32: 245–254" The Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography March 17, 2024, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
			[Award website; NRIFS news; Tanaka et al. (2023) FO]

2025 (March)			The 27th (2025) Best Paper Award (as a coauthor) "Togoshi, S., Tanaka, S., Yasue, N., Nakamura, M., Robert, D., and Takasuka, A. (2024) Growth–feeding linkage in small pelagic fish larvae in the Kii Channel, Japan. Fisheries Oceanography, 33: e12678" The Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography March 15, 2025, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
			[Award website; NRIFS news; Togoshi et al. (2024) FO]