Core Program Research Group
Tokai University is located in an ideal site for marine research, facing Suruga Bay, the deepest bay in Japan. The university aims to systematize research on Suruga Bay here, and is developing comprehensive oceanographic research centered on the observation and analysis of submarine turbidity currents.
Border and Remote Islands Research Center
Japan’s maritime research requires integrated research in various fields, including marine resource development, fisheries, marine environment, shipping, shipbuilding, meteorology and marine weather. Cross-disciplinary research and an integrated marine policy are needed. Japan is an island nation surrounded on all sides by the sea. As such, Japan’s borders are over the sea. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea defines the extent of territorial waters and exclusive economic zones and recognizes the rights and interests of coastal states in the sea. Japan has a large exclusive economic zone due to its numerous islands. The area of the maritime zone under its jurisdiction is the sixth largest in the world. It is necessary to promote policies that take into account the importance of border islands. To this end, it is also important to survey the current situation of the outlying islands and learn about the lives of the people who live there. We would also like to look at the relationship with neighboring countries and seek measures to deal with them. We will provide the government and local authorities with relevant information and support for their policies.
Aqua Culture Technology Center
The Miho Peninsula in Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, where Tokai University is located, is an area where ground seawater can be extracted. This seawater is drawn from deep underground, and the water temperature is constant throughout the year at 18-19°C. In addition, the seawater withdrawn is anoxic, an environment free of aerobic bacteria and parasites. The water is anoxic and free of aerobic bacteria and parasites, which is an advantage for the production of cultured fish and their consumption. Therefore, the Aquaculture Technology Center of this institute is conducting research on aquaculture using this underground seawater.