Reiwa6Years3Month8On Sunday, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Barbados, Kayoko Fukushima, visited our university.

　From our university, President Toshio Iseki, Director/Vice President for Education and International Affairs Masashi Maida, Dean Yoshinori Miyamoto of the Faculty of Marine Resources and Environment, Professor Toshihide Kitakado (Department of Marine Bioresources), and Assistant Professor Keiichiro Koyuki (Department of Marine Bioresources) We met and had a meeting.

　According to Ambassador Fukushima, last year9At a meeting between Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley in February, the Barbados government expressed its expectations for Japan's cooperation in the maritime field, making it possible for research cooperation between Barbados and our university in the maritime field. Both parties actively exchanged information regarding sexuality.

　After the meeting, they toured the Marine Science Museum, visited the laboratory of Professor Keiichi Uchida (Department of Marine Resources and Energy Science), who specializes in marine debris issues such as marine microplastics, and had the opportunity to experience operating a ship simulator. I did.

　Barbados is an island nation located at the easternmost tip of the Caribbean Sea, and while it is blessed with marine resources, it faces challenges such as the effects of rising sea levels due to climate change and the overgrowth of Sargassum, a seaweed that causes a foul odor. Our university will continue to consider these issues and the possibility of future cooperation in marine research with Barbados.

Group photo

State of the meeting

Tour of the Marine Science Museum

Laboratory tour