EMECS International Seminar

International EMECS Center holds seminars and symposiums for information exchange on various themes such as integrated management of enclosed coastal seas, Sato-Umi and environmental studies for researchers, administrative officials, citizens, and enterprise, home and abroad.

Satoumi International Forum

This forum was held to share the achievements and challenges of Satoumi Creation undertaken both domestically and internationally, and to exchange information on the principles and the next phase of Satoumi Creation we should aim for, with the goal of realizing “a bountiful and beautiful Satoumi Creation in Hyogo.”

Theme: Toward the Next Phase of Satoumi Creation : Messages from Hyogo
Date: September 28, 2025
Venue: Hyogo Prefectural Hyogo-no-Tsu-Museum
Contents: Forum video

Presentation Discussion	Name of Coordinator / Panelist
＜Presentation 1＞ An Aquarium – Led Endeavour: Satoumi Creation in Urban Areas	(Panelist) Hiroyuki Yoshida RePresentation Director, Suma Satoumi Association	PDF
＜Presentation 2＞ Creating Satoumi in Mexico	(Panelist) Koishiro Ishimori President, Value Frontier Co.,Ltd.	PDF
＜Presentation 3＞ Local resource based tourism in Satoumi	(Panelist) Kumi Kato Professor, Faculty of Tourism, Wakayama University	PDF
Discussion	(Coordinator) Yusuke Uchiyama Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Kobe University	PDF

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3rd Satoumi Conference October 30, 2022

The seminar is placed as “EMECS International Seminar” and was held jointly with the NPO Satoumi Research Institute.

Theme: Satoumi in Japan ～Explore the factors that led to the establishment of Satoumi and its diverse roles ～
Date: October 30, 2022
Venue: Rose saloon, Lasse Hall, Kobe, Japan
Materials: Program (Japanese language only); Abstracts (Japanese language only)

EMECS International Seminar July 17, 2019

Theme: How should sustainable estuarine and marine ecosystems be evaluated?
Date: July 17, 2019
Venue: Rose saloon, Lasse Hall, Kobe, Japan
Materials: Program; Presentations
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EMECS International Seminar February 21, 2019

Theme: Integrated Coastal Management in the Washington State and Satoumi in the Seto Inland Sea
Date: February 21, 2019
Venue: Rose saloon, Lasse Hall, Kobe, Japan
Materials: Program; Presentations
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EMECS International Seminar July 12, 2017

Theme: Enclosed Coastal Seas in the World －Present and Future of Coastal Environment Policy
Date: July 12, 2017
Venue: Rose saloon, Lasse Hall, Kobe, Japan
Materials: Program; Presentations
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EMECS International Seminar February 28, 2017

Theme: Enclosed Coastal Seas in the World －Future of Coastal Management Policy
Date: February 28, 2017
Venue: Hyogo Prefecture Guest House, Kobe, Japan
Materials: Program; Presentations
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EMECS International Seminar June 19, 2015

Theme: Enclosed Coastal Seas in the World －Sustainable Relationship between Natural Ecosystems and Human Activities
Date: June 19, 2015
Venue: Hyogo Prefecture Guest House, Kobe, Japan
Materials: Program; Presentations
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EMECS International Seminar August 12, 2014

Theme: Review of Coastal Management Policy and Future EMECS
Date: August 12, 2014
Venue: Lasse Hall 2F, Kobe, Japan
Materials: Program
Presentations
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EMECS International Seminar February 28, 2014

Theme: Towards EMECS 11 – Future Direction of ICM -
Date: February 28,2014
Venue: Lasse Hall 2F, Kobe, Japan
Materials: Program
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