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WWF Coral Reef Conservation and Research Center (Shiraho Coral Village)
Mangrove forest in the Fukido River
Cultured Tridacna clam (gira) at Okinawa Prefectural Fisheries and Ocean Research Center
Workshop session at WWF Coral Reef Conservation and Research Center
Homemade local dishes in Shiraho Village
Restored tidal stone weir (kachi)
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Report on the 3rd Field Workshop
The 3rd Field Workshop
Dates: September 5 to 8, 2009
Venue: International Coral Reef Research and Monitoring Center, WWF Coral Reef Conservation and Research Center
Held on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, the 3rd Field Workshop featured the activities of the residential research institutions, residential researchers and stakeholders working for the conservation of coral reef and the management of fishery resources in the field. The workshop also included reports and discussions on different field studies in different localities focusing on the production and utilization of knowledge by residential researchers in local government, interactions between indigenous knowledge and scientific knowledge, and the utilization of ecotourism by stakeholders.
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| ● Opening address / the objectives and logistics of the workshop |
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Project Leader: Tetsu Sato (Faculty of Tourism and Environmental Studies, Nagano University) |
| ● Workshop Session 1: Fishery Resource Management and Nature Restoration |
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- "Efforts for the conservation and restoration of coral reef (focusing on coral transplant)"
Shinichiro Kakuma (Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Management Div., Okinawa Prefectural Government)
- "Current status and conservation efforts of fishery resources in the Yaeyama coral reef area"
Itaru Ota (Okinawa Prefectural Fisheries and Ocean Research Center) |
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| September 6 (Sunday) |
| ● Study tour of ecotourism sites / interactions with local residents |
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- Tour of a snorkeling site in the Shiraho Coral Reef
- Tour of WWF Coral Reef Conservation and Research Center, and Shiraho Sunday Market
- Canoe tour of mangrove
-ecotourism sites organized by Fukido River Tourist Inc.
- Interaction with the "Shiraho Sakana Waku Umi" Community Conference
- Tasting event for local dishes of Shiraho, interaction with local stakeholders |
Interaction with the "Shiraho Sakana Waku Umi" Community Conference |
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| September 7 (Monday) |
| ● Study tour |
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Okinawa Prefectural Fisheries and Ocean Research Center, coral reef in Kabira Bay, and the construction site for New Ishigaki Ariport |
Construction site for New Ishigaki Ariport (scheduled to begin operation in 2013)
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● Workshop Session 2: Residential Research Institutions
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- "Legitimacy concept and residential research institutions"
Atsushi Makino (Shiga Prefectural Lake Biwa Museum)
- "Accumulation of local knowledge by a residential research institution and the utilization in local communities: The roles of WWF in community-based coral reef conservation efforts in Shiraho, Ishigaki Isaland"
Masahito Kamimura (WWF Coral Reef Conservation and Research Center)
- "Coral reef research focusing on local communities as knowledge users"
Teppei Sagawa (WWF Coral Reef Conservation and Research Center)
- "Accumulation and dissemination of local environmental information by residential research instituions - Efforts by Echigo Matsunoyama Museum of Natural Science and Nagano University"
Koichi Mikami (Faculty of Tourism and Environmental Studies, Nagano University)
- "A residential research institution as a hub within a local network"
Mayuko Shimizu (Faculty of Tourism and Environmental Studies, Nagano University) |
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| September 8 (Tuesday) |
| ● Workshop Session 3: Ecoturism |
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- "Objective of the session / introduction of speakers"
Shigeru Yanaka (Faculty of Regional Sciences, Tottori University)
- "Marine protected area management and coral reef research in the sea around the Kerama islands"
Hiroki Taniguchi (Akajima Marine Science Laboratory)
- "Conservation and utilization of coral reefs in the sea around the Kerama islands - the role of the Act for Promotion of Ecotourism"
Kaoru Kakinohana (Aka Geruma Diving Association)
- "Annotation: the utilization of natural resources and the circulation of knowledge within social relationships in ecotourism"
Shigeru Yanaka |
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Tetsu Sato (Faculty of Tourism and Environmental Studies, Nagano University), Mahito Kamada (Institute of Technology and Science, the University of Tokushima), Shigeru Yanaka (Faculty of Regional Sciences, Tottori University), Hiroyuki Matsuda (Graduate School of Environment and Information Science, Yokohama National University), Atsushi Makino (Shiga Prefectural Lake Biwa Museum), Kazuaki Takahashi (Faculty of Tourism and Environmental Studies, Nagano University), Nobuya Miwa (Faculty of International Studies, Osaka Gakuin University ), Shinichiro Kakuma (Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Management Div., Okinawa Prefectural Government), Masahito Kamimura (WWF Coral Reef Conservation and Research Center), Katsunobu Shirakawa (Natural Museum of Geihoku), Toshiaki Sawada (Environment & Town
Planning / NPO Commons), Kaoru Kakinohana (Aka Geruma Diving Association), Tadashi Yogi (Fisheries Cooperative Association of Yaeyama), Itaru Ota (Okinawa Prefectural Fisheries and Ocean Research Center), Teppei Sagawa (WWF Coral Reef Conservation and Research Center), Koichi Mikami (Faculty of Tourism and Environmental Studies, Nagano University), Hiroki Taniguchi (Akajima Marine Science Laboratory), Mayuko Shimizu (Faculty of Tourism and Environmental Studies, Nagano University)
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