Fisheries and Distribution Management

This department contributes to the education and research on socio-economic studies focusing on fisheries distribution and management, information processing, and related fields.

We seek to provide high quality, interdisciplinary education with the following student learning:

1. To demonstrate knowledge of socio-economic backgrounds covering production, distribution, and consumption.

2. To demonstrate knowledge of the fisheries industry in Japan and internationally.

3. To comprehend the industry in general by using the collected data and information.

4. To contribute to the distribution, management, and administration of the fisheries industry.

The National Fisheries University is the only fisheries-specialized higher education institution in Japan bearing the term “fisheries” in its name and is run under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries of Japan. During its history of more than 70 years, it has contributed to the growth of Japan’s fisheries industry by sending out many talented graduates who are now playing major roles at the forefront of the fisheries industry, as well as other relevant professions, both in Japan and abroad.

It was transformed into an independent administrative agency in 2001; all the faculty and staff have since been making concerted efforts to provide ever-expanding and advanced levels of education and research, so as to achieve the goal of “cultivating professionals who will play leading roles in the fisheries industry in the future,” the institutional purpose defined in the Act on the National Fisheries University, Independent Administrative Agency.