7ZSHEBIES EDUCATION AND H7.S£ABCH IN JAPUi 

 SUMJUEY 



1. In keeping with the importance of fish and marine productB in 

 the general economy of Japan, the Japanese Government Jias placed much 

 emphasis on fishery education and fisheries research, both hiological 

 and technological. 



2. Japan has 32 prefectural fisheries schools in 24 prefectures. 

 These schools give special training in the "biology of fishes and chemis- 

 try of marine products as well as technical and practical training in 

 fishing, fish processing, navigation, boat building, and allied subjects. 

 The schools are designed to train men to. be expert fishermen, and cannery 

 managers. Graduates from the prefectural fisheries schools are eligible 



to enter the two fisheries colleges, one of which is at Hakodate, Hokkaido, 

 and the other at Tokyo. The colleges offer three-and five-year courses in 

 fisheries. Three of the seven Imperial universities in Japan have fisher- 

 ies departments in their faculties of agriculture. The departments offer 

 a three-year course leading to a college degree. This is the highest 

 level of fisheries education in Japan. Japan has 118 government-supported 

 fisheries and marine products research stations and brexiches. Six are 

 operated by the government and 112 by. prefectures. These stations conduct 

 research in fisheries biology, fishing methods, and fisheries products. 



3. Twenty-one marine and freshwater biological stations are associ- 

 ated with universities and fisheries colleges. These stations are de- 

 signed for instruction, but much valuable research is done in fisheries 

 biology by the university professors. Two of the large fishing companies 

 operate three laboratories for research in the biology of fishes. One 

 privately endowed marine research station is in Japan. In addition to 

 the marine stations in Japan Proper, the Japanese operated 14 fisheries 

 research stations in Korea, five in Formosa, one in Karafuto, one in the 

 South Seas, one in Kwantung, and three in Majichuria. 



