JapaneseJapanese( Professor; Faculty of Fisheries, Nagasaki
University)
Last Revised: March 18, 2003
Personal:
Born: January 1, 1950,
Nagasaki, Japan
Education:
B.S. (Fisheries Science), The University of Tokyo, 1972
M.S.
(Fisheries Science), The University of Tokyo, 1974
D.Agr. (Fisheries
Science), The University of Tokyo, 1977
Professional Experience:
Research Associate, Division of Fisheries
Oceanography, Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo,
1977-1989
Associate Professor, Division of Fisheries Environmental
Oceanography, Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo,
1989-2000
Professor, Faculty of Fisheries, Nagasaki University, 2000-
Current research:
My primary research interest involves
implications of meso-scale oceanic features such as oceanic fronts and eddies
for the recruitment processes of marine fish populations. It has been so far
revealed that water circulation associated with the oceanic front and eddy could
have an important role in egg and larval retention in their nursery areas, and
that enhancement of primary production in the vicinity of the front, probably
due to occurrence of cyclonic eddies associated with frontal disturbances, could
increase food availability of fish larvae in a critical stage, thereby enhancing
larval survival and subsequent recruitment success. Intensive field surveys on
the above processes have been made in recent years in the vicinity of the
Kuroshio Front.
Further,
marine coastal environment is of great importance for spawning and nursery
grounds of many fisheries resources. However, most of the coastal habitats and
nurseries are suffering from severe degradation of the ecological quality as a
result of past human exploitation. It is therefore an urgent task to enhance and
restore the ecological quality of coastal waters. From this viewpoint, I have
been engaged in the research on the methodology for evaluating and assessing the
ecological values of coastal habitats.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS (SELECTED):
Wada, M., S. Suzuki, T. Nara, Y. Umezawa, M. Shimanaga, K. Matsuoka and H. Nakata : Microbial community respiration and structure of dead zone sediments of Omura Bay, Japan. Journal of Oceanography ( in press), July. 2012.
Furukawa, S., R. Kawabe, S. Ohshimo, K. Fujioka, G.N. Nishihara, Y. Tsuda,
T. Aoshima, H. Kanehara and H. Nakata : Vertical movement of dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus as recorded by acceleration data-loggers in the northern
East China Sea. Environ. Biol. Fish, 92, 89-99, April. 2011.
Sartimbul, A., H. Nakata, E. Rohadi, B. Yusuf and H.P. Kadarisman : Variations
in chlorophyll-a concentration and the impact on sardinella lemuru catches
in Bali Strait, Indonesia. Progress in Oceanography, 87, 168-174, Sep.
2010.
Nakata, H., H. Mishina, T. Takahashi and K. Hirano : A newly emerging
environmental issue : Development of hypoxia in the bottom water of Ariake
Bay. In Coastal Environmental and Ecosystem Issues of the East China Sea,
Eds. A. Ishimatsu and H. J. Lie, TERRAPUB and Nagasaki University, Japan,
1-12, Mar. 2010.
Manda, A., A. Yamaguchi and H. Nakata : Numerical experiment on the fortnight
variation of the residual current in the Ariake Sea. In, Coastal Environmental
and Ecosystem Issues of the East China Sea, Eds. A. Ishimatsu and H. J.
Lie, TERRAPUB and Nagasaki University, Japan, 41-48, Mar. 2010.
Manda, A., H. Kanehara, T. Aoshima, T. Kinoshita, J. Uchida, H. Nakata
and T. Yanagi : Seasonal variation of the material transport processes
in the Ariake Sea. In, Coastal Environmental and Ecosystem Issues of the
East China Sea, Eds. A. Ishimatsu and H.J. Lie, TERRAPUB and Nagasaki University,
Japan, 29-39, Mar. 2010.
Checkley, D. M., P. Ayon, T.R. Baumgartner, M. Bernal, J.C. Coetzee, R.
Emmett, R. Guevara-Carrasco, L.Hutchings, H. Nakata, Y. Oozaki, B. Planque,
J. Schweigert, Y. Stratoudakis and C.D. van der Lingen : Habitats, In,
Climate Change and Small Pelagic Fish, Eds. D. Checkley, J. Alheit, Y.
Oozeki and C. Roy, Cambridge University Press, UK, 12-44, Aug. 2009.
Takahashi, T., H. Nakata, K. Hirano, K. Matsuoka, M. Iwataki, H. Yamaguch
and T, kasuya : Upwelling of oxygen-depleted water (sumishio) in Omura
Bay, Japan. J. Oceanogr., 65, 113-120, Feb.2009.
Kitagawa, T., S. Kimura, H. Nakata, H. Yamada, A. Nitta, Y. Sasai and
H. sasaki : Immature bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis, utilizes cold waters
in the Subarctic Frontal Zone for trans-Pacific migration. Environ. Biol.
Fish., 84(2), 193-196, Sep. 2008.
Siswanto, E., H. Nakata, Y. Matsuoka, K. Tanaka, Y. Kiyomoto, K. Okamura,
J. Zhu and J. Ishizaka : THe long-term freshening and nutrient increases
in summer surface water in the northern East Chaina Sea. J. Geophys. Res.,
113, C10030, doi:10.1029/2008JC004812.
Okazaki, Y., T. Noguchi, H. Nakata and K. Nishiuchi: Distribution and
abundance of copepod nauplii in the southern part of the East Chaina Sea
: implications for prey availability to jack mackerel (Trachurus japonicus)
larvae. Fish. Sci., 74(6), 1235-1244, 2008.
Sartimbul, A., H. Nakata and I. Hayashi : Recent change in water temprature
and its effect on fisheries catch of bottom gillnets ina castal region
of the Tsushima Warm Current. La mer , 45(1), 2007.
Okazaki, Y. and H. Nakata : Effect of the mesoscale hydrographic features
on larval fish distribution across the shelf break of East China Sea. Continental
Shelf Res.27, 1616-1628, 2007.
Kitagawa, T., S. Kimura, H. Nakata and H. Yamada : Why do young Pacific
bluefin tuna repeatedly dive to depths through the thermocline? Fish. Sci.,
73(1), 98-106, 2007.
Kitagawa, T., A. Sartimbul, H. Nakata, S. Kimura, H. Yamada and a. Nitta
: Effect of water temperature on habitat use of young Pacific bluefin tuna,
Thunnus orientalis, in the East China Sea. Fish. Sci., 72, 1166-1176, 2006.
Kitagawa, T., S. Kimura, H. Nakata and H. Yamada : Thermal adaptation
of Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis to temperate waters. Fish. Sci.,
72, 149-156, 2006.
Ishizaka, J., Y. Kitaura, Y. Touke, H. Sasaki, A. Tanaka, H. Murakami,
T. Suzuki, K. Matsuoka and H. Nakata : Satellite detection of red tide
in Ariake Sound, 1998-2001. J. Oceanogr., 62, 37-45, 2006.
Bailey, K.M., H. Nakata and H. W. Van der Veer : The planktonic stages
of flatfishes : physical and biological interpretations in trasport processes.
In, Flatfishes Biology and Exploitation ( R.N. Gibson ed.), Blackwell Science
Ltd., 94-119,2005.
Yoo, J.T., H. Nakata and M. Nakamura : Advective flux of anchovy eggs
into coastal Enshu-nada Sea and its effect on the shirasu catch. Fish.
Sci., 71, 236-238, 2005.
Yoo, J.T., H. Nakata and T. Sugimoto : Effect of horizontal advection
induced by intrusion of the Kuroshio water on plankton biomass in the spring
fishing of shirasu on the Pacific coast of Japan. Fish. Sci., 70, 937-944,2004.
Kitagawa, T., S. Kimura, H. Nakata and H. Yamada : Diving behavior of
immature Pacific bluefin tuna ( Thunnus thynnus orientalis ) for feeding
in relation to seasons and areas: the East China Sea and the Kuroshio-Oyashio
transition region. Fish. Oceanogr., 13, 161-180, 2004.
Kitagawa, T., S. Kimura, H. Nakta and h. Yamada : Overview of the research
on tuna thermo-physiology using electric tags. Mem. Natl. Inst. Polar Res.
Spec. Issue, 58, 69-79, 2004.
Okazaki, Y., H. Nakata, S. Kimura and A. Kasai : Offshore entrainment
of anchovy larvae and its implication for their survival in a frontal region
of the Kuroshio. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 248, 237-244, 2003.
Ikeda, S. and H. Nakata : Systems analyses on the mechanism of red tide
outbreaks. In, Red Tides, T. Okaichi ed., Kluwer Academic Publishers, 395-432,
2003.
Yoo, J. T. and H. Nakata : Implication of onshore-offshore shifts of the
Kuroshio axis for plankton biomass in the shirasu fishing grounds off the
Japanease Pacific coast. Fish. Sci., 68(Suppl. Ⅰ）, 447-448, 2002.
Okazaki, Y., H. Nakata and S. Kimura : Spatial distribution of anchovy
larvae and naupliar copepods in relation to frontal eddies. Fish. Sci.,
68(Suppl.Ⅰ), 437-438,2002
Kitagawa, T., S. Kimura, H. Nakata and H. Yamada : Diving behavior of
immature Pacific bluefin tuna ( Thunnus thynnus orientalis ) recorded by
an archival tag. Fish. Sci., 68( Suppl. Ⅰ), 427-428, 2002.
Okazaki, Y., H. Nakata and S. Kimura : Effects of frontal eddies on the
distribution and food availability of anchovy larvae in the Kuroshio Extension.
Mar. Freshwater Res., 53, 403-410, 2002.
Kitagawa, T., H. Nakta, S. Kimura, T. Sugimoto and H. Yamada : Differences
in vertical distribution and movement of Pacific bluefin tuna ( Thunnus
thynnus orientalis ) among areas: the east Chaina Sea, the Sea of Japan
and the western North Pacific. Mar. Freshwater Res., 53, 245-252, 2002.
Kitagawa, T., H.Nakata, S. Kimura, T. Sugimoto and H. Yamada : Anylysis
of tuna behavior usinng acoustic, archival and pop-up tags: areview. Otsuchi
Mar. Sci., 27, 1-6, 2002.
Kasai, A., S. Kimura, H. Nakata and Y. Okazaki: Entrainment of coastal
water into a frontal eddy of the Kuroshio and its biological significance.
J. Mar. Systems, 37, 185-198, 2002.
Kitagawa,T., H.Nakata, S.Kimura, T,Ito, S.Tsuji and A.Nitta: Effect of
ambient temperature on the vertical distribution and movement of Pacific
bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus orientalis). Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 206/3,
251-260, 2000.
Nakata,H., S.Funakoshi and M.Nakamura: Alternating dominance of postlarval
sardine and anchovy caught by coastal fishery in relation to the Kuroshio
meander in the Enshu-nada Sea. Fish. Oceanogr., 9/3, 248-258, 2000.
Nakata,H., M.Fujihara, Y.Suenaga, T.Nagasawa and T.Fujii: Effect of wind
blows on the transport and settlement of brown sole (Pleuronectes herzensteini)
larvae in a shelf region of the Sea of Japan: Numerical experiments with
an Euler-Lagrangian model. J. Sea Res., 44 /, 91-100, 2000.
Kimura,S., H.Nakata, Y.Okazaki: Biological production in mesi-scale eddies
caused by frontal disturbances in the Kuroshio Extension. ICES J. Mar.
Sci., 57, 133-142, 2000.
Nakata,H., S.Kimura, Y.Okazaki and A.Kasai: Implications of meso-scale
eddies caused by frontal disturbances of the Kuroshio Current for anchovy
recruitment. ICES J. Mar. Sci., 57, 143 151, 2000.
Okazaki,Y., H.Nakata and Y.Iwatsuki, Distribution and food availability
of fish larvae in the vicinity of a thermohaline front at the entrance
of Ise Bay. Fish. Sci., 64, 228-234, 1998.
Kasai,A., T.Sugimoto and H.Nakata, The dependence of yearly recruitment
of Japanese sardine Sardinops melanostictus on survival in the Kuroshio-Oyashio
Transition region. Fish.Sci., 63, 372-377, 1997.
Kimura,S., A.Kasai, H.Nakata, T.Sugimoto, J.H.Simpson and J.V.S.Cheok,
Biological productivity of meso-scale eddies caused by frontal disturbances
in the Kuroshio. ICES J. Mar. Sci., 54, 179-192, 1997.
Nakata,H., Coastal fronts and eddies: their implications for egg and larval
transport and survival processes, In, Survival Strategies in Early Life
Stages of Marine Resources, edited by Y.Watanabe, Y.Yamashita and Y.Oozeki,
pp.227-241, A.A.Balkema, Rotterdam, 1996.
Nakata,H., Production enhancement and its implications for the restoration
of marine biodiversity in the coastal waters of Japan. FAO Fish. Circular,
889, 1-32, 1995.
Fujiwara,T, H.Nakata and K.Nakatsuji, Tidal-jet and vortex-pair driving
of residual circulation in a tidal estuary. Continental Shelf Res., 14,
1025-1038, 1994.
Kimura,S., M.J.Kishi, H.Nakata and Y.Yamashita, A numerical analysis of
population dynamics of the sand lance (Ammodytes personatus) in the eastern
Seto Inland Sea, Japan. Fish. Oceanogr., 1, 321-332, 1992.
Nakata,H.,S.Kimura,M.Kishi and T.Fujiwara, Environmental constraints on
the sand lance population in the Seto Inland Sea. Mar. Pollution Bull.,
23, 195-199, 1991.
Fujiwara,T., H.Nakata, M.Tanda and J.Karakawa, Biological and physical
parameters of the population dynamics of sand eel larvae in the Seto Inland
Sea. Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi, 56, 1029-1037, 1990.
Nakata,H. and T.Hirano, A drift-card experiment in the Seto Inland Sea,
Japan. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci., 30, 141-152, 1990.