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We are a local-based organization
The Higashimatsushima BLUELAND Project promotes collaboration among fishers, academia, government, and private companies to tackle environmental restoration and conservation from all angles.
Managed by: Higashimatsushima BLUELAND Council
[Council Members]
President: Miku Narusawa (ODYSSEY NATURE JAPAN)
Vice President: Yoemi Hikima (Higashimatsushima Mirai-Toshi Organization)
Advisor: Iwao Atsumi (Mayor of Higashimatsushima City)
Advisor: Shuya Takahashi (Member of Miyagi Prefectural Assembly)
Advisor: Susumu Aizawa (Superintendent of Higashimatsushima City Board of Education)
Secretariat: Higashimatsushima Mirai-Toshi Organization (HOPE)
[Research Partners]
Onagawa Field Center, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University
Center for Northeast Asian Studies, Tohoku University
Higashimatsushima Fisheries Promotion Council
Support: Miyagi Prefecture Economic, Commerce and Tourism Department, Sendai Regional Promotion Office, Fisheries and Ports Division
[Environmental Education Partners]
ODYSSEY NATURE JAPAN
Higashimatsushima City Board of Education
[Council Related Organizations]
Higashimatsushima Mirai-Toshi Organization (HOPE)
Higashimatsushima Fisheries Promotion Council
ODYSSEY NATURE JAPAN
Miyagi Prefecture Economic, Commerce and Tourism Department, Sendai Regional Promotion Office, Fisheries and Ports Division
Higashimatsushima City Decarbonization & SDGs Promotion Division / Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Division
Higashimatsushima City Board of Education
Tohoku University
Miku Narusawa
ODYSSEY Nature Japan
Founder / Co-Director
Akira Goto
Chairman of the Management Committee of the Naruse Branch of Miyagi Prefectural Fisheries Cooperative Association
(Oyster fisherman)
Dr. Minoru Ikeda
Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University
Yoshimi Hikima
General Incorporated Association HOPE
Representative Director
Tomio Chiba
Chairman of the Management Committee of the Miyato Branch of Miyagi Prefectural Fisheries Cooperative Association (seaweed fisherman)
Dr. Alyne Delaney
Professor, Center for Northeast Asian Studies, Tohoku University
Futoshi Aizawa
Vice Chairman of the Management Committee of the Yamoto Branch of Miyagi Prefectural Fisheries Cooperative Association (seaweed fisherman)
Yoshihiro Yamauchi
Chairman of the Management Committee of the Yamoto Branch of Miyagi Prefectural Fisheries Cooperative Association (seaweed fisherman)
Teruaki Oikawa
Vice Chairman of the Management Committee of the Yamoto Branch of Miyagi Prefectural Fisheries Cooperative Association (seaweed fisherman)
Dr. Toyonobu Fujii
Assoc. Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University
Message from the Council President
The Higashimatsushima BLUELAND Council was established in response to the progressing climate crisis and the urgent need for city-wide environmental restoration. Working together with local communities, we are committed to conserving and restoring Higashimatsushima’s marine and natural environments for future generations.
Through this project, we aim to protect and maintain Higashimatsushima as a desirable and livable city, collaborating with academia, fishers, government, businesses, and citizens alike. We are also dedicated to supporting primary industries affected by climate change and to creating systems that foster a more sustainable and prosperous regional economy.
We sincerely appreciate your understanding and cooperation in this important endeavor. And We look forward working with you all.
President, Miku Narisawa
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