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Description / Table of Contents: Measuring and Monitoring POPs: A Critique / R. S. S. Wu, A. K. Y. Chan, B. Richardson, D. W. T. Au, J. K. H. Fong, P. K. S. Lam and J. P. Giesy / pp. 1-6 --- Fish Models in Impact Assessment of Carcinogenic Potential of Environmental Chemical Pollutants: An Appraisal of Hermaphroditic Mangrove Killifish Kryptolebias marmoratus / S. Raisuddin and J.-S. Lee / pp. 7-15 --- Research on Ecotoxicology and Applications in Singapore: Description of the Sponge Aggregation Assay / B. Goh / pp. 17-29 --- Perspective of Ecotoxicological Conduction for Water Quality Monitoring in Thailand / N. Tapaneeyakul / pp. 31-35 --- Chronic Effects of Waterborne PFOS Exposure on Growth, Development, Reproduction and Hepatotoxicity in Zebrafish / Y. Du, X. Shi, K. Yu, C. Liu and B. Zhou / pp. 37-54 --- Testicular Toxicity of Arsenic on Spermatogenesis in Fish / F. T. Celino, S. Yamaguchi, C. Miura and T. Miura / pp. 55-60 --- Prostanoid Signaling Mediates Circulation Failure Caused by TCDD in Developing Zebrafish / H. Teraoka, A. Kubota, Y. Kawai and T. Hiraga / pp. 61-80 --- Molecular Basis for Differential Dioxin Sensitivity in Birds: Characterization of Avian AHR Isoforms / E.-Y. Kim, H. Iwata, T. Yasui, N. Inoue, J.-S. Lee, D. G. Franks, S. I. Karchner, M. E. Hahn and S. Tanabe / pp. 81-86 --- Application of Bioassays for the Detection of Dioxins and Dioxin-like Compounds in Wastes and the Environment / H. Takigami, G. Suzuki and S. Sakai / pp. 87-94 --- Modulation of Expression of Oxidative Stress Genes of the Intertidal Copepod Tigriopus japonicus after Exposure to Environmental Chemicals / J.-S. Lee and S. Raisuddin / pp. 95-105 --- Application of Ascidian DNA Microarray Analysis for Risk Assessment of Marine Chemical Pollutants / K. Azumi, S. Amano, S. V. Sabau, A. Kamimura, N. Satoh and R. Koyanagi / pp. 107-110 --- Immune Gene Expression Levels Correlate with the Phenotype of Japanese Flounder Exposed to Heavy Oil / J.-Y. Song, K. Nakayama, Y. Murakami and S.-I. Kitamura / pp. 111-122 --- Yeast OMICS System for Environmental Toxicology / Y. Tanaka, T. Higashi, R. Rakwal, J. Shibato, S. Wakida and H. Iwahashi / pp. 123-132 --- Genomic Response in Daphnia to Chemical Pollutants / H. Watanabe, K. Kobayashi, Y. Kato, S. Oda, R. Abe, N. Tatarazako and T. Iguchi / pp. 133-142 --- Medaka DNA Microarray: A Tool for Evaluating Physiological Impacts of Various Toxicants / K. Kishi, E. Kitagawa, H. Iwahashi, K. Suzuki and Y. Hayashi / pp. 143-154 --- Sensing of Heavy Metals Using Caenorhabditis elegans DNA Microarray / N. Tominaga, T. Matsuno, S. Kohra and K. Arizono / pp. 155-161 --- Application of Microarray Technology to Toxicity Evaluation in Wild Common Cormorants Contaminated with Persistent Organic Pollutants / K. Nakayama, H. Iwata, L. Tao, K. Kannan, M. Imoto, E.-Y. Kim, K. Tashiro and S. Tanabe / pp. 163-170 --- Effects of Heavy Oil on the Developing Japanese Flounder Paralichthys Olivaceus / H. Nokame, S.-I. Kitamura, K. Nakayama, S. Matsuoka, H. Sakaguchi and Y. Murakami / pp. 171-178 --- Genetic Polymorphisms Influencing Arsenic Metabolism in Human: Evidence from Vietnam / T. Agusa, J. Fujihara, T. B. Minh, P. T. K. Trang, H. Takeshita, H. Iwata, P. H. Viet and S. Tanabe / pp. 179-185 --- Low Induction Potencies of Cytochrome P450 2B and 3A by Persistent Organic Pollutants in Baikal Seal (Pusa sibirica) / H. Sakai, H. Iwata, E.-Y. Kim, E. A. Petrov and S. Tanabe / pp. 187-195 --- Effects of Dioxins and Related Compounds in the Liver of Wild Baikal Seals: An Implication from a Toxicogenomic Approach / S. Hirakawa, D. Imaeda, K. Nakayama, E.-Y. Kim, T. Kunisue, S. Tanabe, E. A. Petrov, V. B. Batoev and H. Iwata / pp. 197-205 --- Interspecies Difference in Susceptibility of TCDD-induced Avian CYP1A5 Transactivation is Dependent on AHR1, not on CYP1A5 Promoter/Enhancer Region / J.-S. Lee, E.-Y. Kim, H. Iwata and S. Tanabe / pp. 207-224 --- Molecular Characterization of Avian Metallothionein (MT) 1 and 2 Isoforms: mRNA Expression, Transactivation Potency, and Detoxification Potential Associated with Element Exposure / D.-H. Nam, E.-Y. Kim and H. Iwata / pp. 225-239 --- Vacuolar-type H+-Translocating ATPase is the Target of Tributyltin Chloride / K. Akiyama, S. Chardwiriyapreecha, T. Chahomchuen, N. Sugimito, T. Sekito, S. Nishimoto, T. Sugahara and Y. Kakinuma / pp. 241-249 --- Characterization of the Vacuolar Transporters for Amino Acid Recycling in Yeast Autophagy / T. Chahomchuen, T. Sekito, K. Hondo, S. Nishimoto, T. Sugahara and Y. Kakinuma / pp. 251-261 --- The Structure-Activity Relationships of Flaxseed Lignan, Secoisolariciresinol / T. Sugahara, S. Yamauchi, S. Nishimoto, A. Kondo, F. Ohno, S. Tominaga, Y. Nakashima, T. Kishida, K. Akiyama, M. Maruyama and Y. Kakinuma / pp. 263-268 --- Risk Assessment of Heavy Oil on Terrestrial Mammals / S. Nishimoto, M. Yamawaki, S.-I. Kitamura, K. Akiyama, Y. Kakinuma and T. Sugahara / pp. 269-274 --- The Role of the Earthworm, Pheretima (Metaphire) hilgendorfi, in Terrestrial Ecosystem Nutrient Cycling / M. Nozaki, C. Miura, Y. Tozawa and T. Miura / pp. 275-279 --- Toxicological Effects of Heavy Oil on Carp by NMR-based Metabolic Profiling of Plasma / S. Uno, E. Kokushi and J. Koyama / pp. 281-289 --- In vitro and in vivo Estrogenic Effects of Fluorotelomer Alcohols in Medaka (Oryzias latipes) / H. Ishibashi, R. Yamauchi, M. Matsuoka, J.-W. Kim, M. Hirano, A. Yamaguchi, N. Tominaga and K. Arizono / pp. 291-301 --- Expression Analysis of Ecdysone Receptor and Ultraspiracle through Molting Period in Mysid Crustacean, Americamysis bahia / M. Hirano, H. Ishibashi, R. Yamauchi, J.-W. Kim and K. Arizono / pp. 303-310 --- Temporal Variation of PCDDs, PCDFs and PCBs in Baikal Seals (Pusa sibirica) / D. Imaeda, T. Kunisue, Y. Ochi, H. Iwata, O. Tsydenova, S. Takahashi, M. Amano, E. A. Petrov, V. B. Batoev and S. Tanabe / pp. 311-320 --- Hydroxylated Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Blood of Cetacean Species Stranded along the Japanese Coast / S. Murata, T. Kunisue, S. Takahashi, T. K. Yamada and S. Tanabe / pp. 321-330 --- Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Hexabromocyclododecanes in Japanese Human Adipose Tissues / T. Isobe, H. Oda, N. Takayanagi, T. Kunisue, M. Nose, T. Yamada, H. Komori, N. Arita, N. Ueda, S. Takahashi and S. Tanabe / pp. 331-338 --- Spatial Distribution and Accumulation of Organohalogen Compounds in Human Breast Milk from the Philippines / G. Malarvannan, T. Kunisue, T. Isobe, A. Sudaryanto, S. Takahashi, M. Prudente and S. Tanabe / pp. 339-347 --- Cell-to-cell Contact is Required for Transfer of Tetracycline Resistance Gene tet(M) in Marine Bacteria / F. A. Neela, N. Nagahama and S. Suzuki / pp. 349-353 --- Occurrence Rates of Sulfamethoxazole and Erythromycin-Resistant Bacteria and Drug Concentrations in Wastewater of Integrated Aquaculture-Agriculture (VAC) Sites in Northern Vietnam / P. T. P. Hoa, S. Managaki, N. Nakada, H. Takada, D. H. Anh, P. H. Viet and S. Suzuki / pp. 355-359 --- Comparative Study of Pesticide Effects (Herbicide and Fungicide) on Zooplankton Community / K.-H. Chang, M. Sakamoto, J.-Y. Ha, T. Murakami, Y. Miyabara, S. Nakano, H. Imai, H. Doi and T. Hanazato / pp. 361-366 --- Succession of Harmful Algae Microcystis (Cyanophyceae) Species in a Eutrophic Pond / H. Imai, K.-H. Chang, M. Kusaba and S. Nakano / pp. 367-372

Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction --- 2. Mitochondrion-rich (MR) cells --- 2-1. General characteristics of MR cells --- 2-2. Molecular mechanisms of ion-transporting functions of MR cells --- 3. Euryhalinity and stenohalinity of teleosts --- 4. Mozambique tilapia --- 4-1. MR cells in the yolk-sac membrane of tilapia embryos and larvae --- 4-2. FW- and SW-type MR cells in tilapia embryos and larvae --- 4-3. Functions of multicellular complexes of SW-type MR cells --- 4-4. Functional differentiation of MR cells in the yolk-sac membrane --- 4-5. Functional classification of MR cells in the yolk-sac membrane --- 4-6. "Yolk ball" incubation system --- 4-7. Salinity tolerance of adult tilapia --- 4-8. Possible osmoreception by MR cells --- 5. Killifish --- 5-1. Transitional processes of MR-cell distribution during early life stages --- 5-2. Distinct FW- and SW-type MR cells --- 5-3. Functional alteration and replacement of MR cells --- 5-4. Ion-absorbing mechanisms of MR cells --- 6. Chum salmon --- 6.1. Hypoosmoregulatory ability of chum salmon embryo --- 6-2. Seawater adaptability in chum salmon fry --- 6-3. MR-cell turnover in the gills of chum salmon fry --- 6-4. Loss of hypoosmoregulatory ability in mature chum salmon --- 7. Japanese eel --- 7-1. Epidermal MR cells in embryos and larvae --- 7-2. Ontogenic changes in MR cells during leptocephalus and glass eel stages --- 7-3. MR cells in glass eel acclimated to FW --- 7-4. Gill MR cells in eel cultured in FW and those acclimated to SW --- 7-5. MR cells in yellow and silver eel --- 8. Fugu --- 8-1. Low-salinity tolerance of fugu --- 8-2. Gill MR cells in fugu --- 8-3. Functional significance of prolactin in a marine teleost of fugu --- 8-4. Comparison of growth in fugu reared in 25 and 100% SW. --- 9. Japanese dace --- 9-1. Acid tolerance of Osorezan dace --- 9-2. Molecular mechanisms of acid adaptation --- 10. Conclusions and future perspectives

Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction --- 2. Eel as an experimental fish for studying liver functions --- 2-1. Availability of eel (Anguilla japonica) as an experimental fish --- 2-2. Perfusion of eel liver --- 2-3. Primary culture of eel hepatocytes --- 2-3A. Isolated eel hepatocytes --- 2-3B. Primary culture of eel hepatocytes --- 3. Glucose metabolisms in eel liver --- 3-1. Gluconeogenesis in rat liver --- 3-2. Gluconeogenesis in eel liver --- 3-2A. Gluconeogenesis by perfused eel liver --- 3-2B. Gluconeogenesis by isolated eel hepatocytes and cultured eel hepatocytes --- 3-3. Phosphoenolpyruvate synthesis pathway in eel liver --- 3-3A. Effects of inhibitors --- 3-3B. Subcellular distribution of enzymes --- 3-3C. Effects of leucine and other amino acids --- 3-3D. Effect of oleic acid --- 3-4. Comparison of PEP synthesis pathways between eel, rat, and pigeon liver --- 3-5. Glycogen metabolisms in eel liver --- 4. Lipoprotein metabolisms in eel liver --- 4-1. Characteristics of fish serum lipoproteins --- 4-2. Lipoproteins secreted by primary cultured eel hepatocytes --- 4-3. Effects of maturation on eel lipoprotein metabolism --- 4-3A. Comparison of body length, body weight, gonad-somatic index, and plasma thyroxine between silver and yellow eels --- 4-3B. Comparison of plasma lipoproteins between silver and yellow eels --- 4-3C. Comparison of lipoprotein synthesis by cultured hepatocytes of silver and yellow eels --- 4-3D. Effect of thyroxine on lipoprotein synthesis by cultured eel hepatocytes --- 4-4. HDL binding to primary cultured eel hepatocytes --- 4-4A. Stimulatory effect of HDL on VLDL-like lipoprotein synthesis and secretion --- 4-4B. ApoAI and apoAII of HDL do not function as a ligand for eel HDL receptor --- 4-4C. Ganglioside of HDL functions as a ligand for an HDL receptor of eel hepatocytes --- 4-4C-1. Ganglioside GM4 isolated from eel serum HDL --- 4-4C-2. GM4 as the ligand for eel HDL receptor --- 4-5. Vitellogenin induction by cultured eel hepatocytes --- 4-5A. Vitellogenin induction by estradiol-17β --- 4-5B. Vitellogenin induction by cultured eel hepatocytes --- 4-5C. Stimulatory effect of HDL on vitellogenin synthesis and secretion --- 5. Discussion --- 5-1. Integrity of a perfused eel liver, isolated and cultured hepatocytes --- 5-2. Gluconeogenesis and glycogen metabolisms in eel liver --- 5-2A. Gluconeogenesis --- 5-2B. Glycogen metabolisms --- 5-3. Lipoprotein metabolisms in eel liver --- 5-3A. Lipoprotein synthesized by cultured eel hepatocytes --- 5-3B. HDL metabolism --- 5-3C. Induction of vitellogenin synthesis by cultured eel hepatocytes. --- 5-4. General Discussion

Description / Table of Contents: Plenary Lectures --- Fisheries Management: Status and Challenges / Ichiro Nomura / pp. 1-16 --- Exploring the BOFFFF Hypothesis Using a Model of Southern African Deepwater Hake (Merluccius paradoxus) / John G. Field, Coleen L. Moloney, Louis du Buisson, Astrid Jarre, Tore Stroemme, Marek R. Lipinski and Paulus Kainge / pp. 17-26 --- Effects of Fishing on Inter and Intra Stock Diversity of Marine Resources / Gudrun Marteinsdóttir and Heidi Pardoe / pp. 27-43 --- Knowledge on How To Achieve Sustainable Fisheries / Ray Hilborn / pp. 45-56 --- The Role of Docosahexaenoic and Arachidonic Acids as Determinants of Evolution and Hominid Brain Development / Michael A. Crawford, C. Leigh Broadhurst, Claudio Galli, Kebreab Ghebremeskel, Holm Holmsen, Letten F. Saugstad, Walter F. Schmidt, Andrew J. Sinclair and Stephen C. Cunnane / pp. 57-76 --- Genomics and the Genome Duplication in Salmonids / Ben F. Koop and William S. Davidson / pp. 77-86 --- A Tale of Two Initiatives: Integrated Coastal Management in Xiamen and Batangas Bay Region / Thia-Eng Chua / pp. 87-102 --- Keynote 1: Fisheries and Fish Biology --- Age-validated Longevity of Fishes: Its Importance for Sustainable Fisheries / Gregor M. Cailliet and Allen H. Andrews / pp. 103-120 --- Monitoring Prey Availability via Data Loggers Deployed on Seabirds: Advances and Present Limitations / C. A. Bost, A. Jaeger, W. Huin, P. Koubbi, L. G. Halsey, H. Hanuise and Y. Handrich / pp. 121-137 --- Refocusing Stock Assessment in Support of Policy Evaluation / André E. Punt / pp. 139-152 --- Hatchery Stocking for Restoring Wild Populations: A Genetic Evaluation of the Reproductive Success of Hatchery Fish vs. Wild Fish / Hitoshi Araki / pp. 153-167 --- A Review of Bycatch and Discard Issue Toward Solution / Tatsuro Matsuoka / pp. 169-180 --- Keynote 2: Aquaculture --- Environmental Impact of Aquaculture on Coastal Planktonic Ecosystems / Yngvar Olsen and Lasse Mork Olsen / pp. 181-196 --- Meeting the Future Demand for Aquatic Food through Aquaculture: the Role of Aquatic Animal Health / Melba G. Bondad-Reantaso and Rohana P. Subasinghe / pp. 197-207 --- Keynote 3: Biotechnology --- Spermatogonial Transplantation in Fish: Production of Trout Offspring from Salmon Parents / Tomoyuki Okutsu, Yutaka Takeuchi and Goro Yoshizaki / pp. 209-219 --- Biotechnology of Marine Invertebrates-Recent Advances in Shrimp and Shellfish / Anchalee Tassanakajon, Tipachai Vatanavicharn, Premruethai Supungul, Sureerat Tang, Piti Amparyup, Kunlaya Somboonwiwat, Sirinit Tharntada, Jun Takahashi and Haruhiko Toyohara / pp. 221-239 --- Molecular Biotechnology of Development and Growth in Fish Muscle / Ian A. Johnston, Daniel J. Macqueen and Shugo Watabe / pp. 241-262 --- Molecular Innate Immunity in Teleost Fish: Review and Future Perspectives / Takashi Aoki, Tomokazu Takano, Mudjekeewis D. Santos, Hidehiro Kondo and Ikuo Hirono / pp. 263-276 --- Molecular Interaction between Fish Pathogens and Host Aquatic Animals / Laura L. Brown and Stewart C. Johnson / pp. 277-288 --- Keynote 4: Post Harvest Science and Technology --- Progress on Processing and Utilization of Aquatic Products in China / Xichang Wang, Jingjing Zhang and Jiechun Deng / pp. 289-295 --- Molecular Identification of Species and the Geographic Origin of Seafood / Michiaki Yamashita, Atsushi Namikoshi, Jun Iguchi, Yasuharu Takashima, Mohammed Anwar Hossain, Takeshi Yabu and Yumiko Yamashita / pp. 297-306 --- Keynote 5: Ecosystems—Linking Climate Change and Fisheries— --- Effects of Climate Change on Marine Ecosystems / Chen-Tung Arthur Chen / pp. 307-316 --- Keynote 6: Freshwater, Coastal and Marine Environments --- Harmful Algal Blooms and Ocean Observing Systems: Needs, Present Status and Future Potential / Donald M. Anderson / pp. 317-334 --- Coastal Artificial Habitats for Fishery and Environmental Management and Scientific Advancement / William Seaman / pp. 335-349 --- “Sato-Umi”—A New Concept for Sustainable Fisheries / Tetsuo Yanagi / pp. 351-358 --- Keynote 7: Biodiversity and Management --- Optimal Fishing Policies That Maximize Sustainable Ecosystem Services / Hiroyuki Matsuda, Mitsutaku Makino and Koji Kotani / pp. 359-369 --- Ecosystem-Based Sustainable Conservation and Management of Pacific Salmon / Masahide Kaeriyama / pp. 371-380 --- Some Lessons from Implementing Management Procedures / Douglas S. Butterworth / pp. 381-397 --- Keynote 8: Economics and Social Science --- Reconsidering the Contribution of Fisheries to Society and Millennium Development Goals / Kenneth Ruddle / pp. 399-411 --- Advantages and Disadvantages of the Fisheries Trade / Yoshiaki Matsuda / pp. 413-423 --- Keynote 9: Education and International Cooperation --- Japan’s Fisheries Cooperation: Principle, Programs and Achievements / Akihiro Mae / pp. 425-434 --- Institutional Capacity Development for Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries: Strategic Partnership with Local Institutions / Renato F. Agbayani and Joebert D. Toledo / pp. 435-448 --- International Cooperation for Higher Education in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science—A European Point of View— / Jean Dhont / pp. 449-460