Asian Fisheries Acoustics Society

Message from President

tohru mukai

Once underwater acoustic technologies have been developed for practical fishing tools, they have contributed to estimating fish resource abundances as scientific survey tools. Now, the mission given to scientists in fisheries acoustics is to recommend appropriate fishery production based on the evaluation of fish resources using underwater acoustic technologies for sustainable fisheries that do not impact natural resources and the ocean environment.

Recently, the number of researchers in Asia has increased, and the technologies in underwater acoustics have been highly developed in Asian countries. However, exchanging information and cooperative work on fisheries acoustics in other countries still looks like quite a few. So, we have established the Asian Fisheries Acoustics Society (AFAS) to promote further progress in science and technologies related to Fisheries Acoustics in Asian countries.

Our society has been established in 2007 in Dalian, China. We have held 17 annual meetings. Although the 2019 meeting was unfortunately canceled due to COVID-19, once a year, Asian fisheries acoustics researchers meet to discuss various fisheries issues in Asia. Recently, the meeting has become a gathering of fewer than 100 people.

The importance of fishery acoustics in Asian countries is increasing more and more. Since many issues are specific to Asian fisheries, such as small quantities with numerous species, benthic animals, freshwater fish, and aquaculture, the AFAS aims to apply acoustical technologies for those problems. Furthermore, we aim to disseminate and enlighten people about the basics of fisheries acoustics in Asian countries.

Tohru MUKAI

Directors and Advisers (2024-2025)

Honorary President

  • Kohji IIDA
    Hokkaido University, Japan

President

  • Tohru MUKAI
    Hokkaido University, Japan

Vice president

  • Kouichi SAWADA
    Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Fisheries Technology Institute, Japan
  • Doojin HWANG
    Chonnam National University, Korea

Directors

  • Yoshinori MIYAMOTO
    Tokyo University of Marine Science and Techology, Japan
  • Koki ABE
    Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Fisheries Technology Institute, Japan
  • Tomonari AKAMATSU
    Ocean Policy Research Institute, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan
  • Jen-Ming LIU
    National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology
  • Hsueh-Jung LU
    National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan
  • Kazushi MIYASHITA
    Hokkaido University, Japan
  • KyoungHoon LEE
    Pukyong National University, Korea
  • Takuto HAZAMA
    Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
  • Tomohito IMAIZUMI
    Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Fisheries Technology Institute, Japan
  • Kazuo AMAKASU
    Tokyo University of Marine Science and Techology,Japan
  • Yong TANG
    Shanghai Ocean University, China
  • Henry MANIK
    Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia
  • Jianfeng TONG
    Shanghai Ocean University, China
  • Hui ZHANG
    Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences,China
  • Deeka Ratanachamnong
    Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center: SEAFDEC

Advisor

  • Yasushi NISHIMORI
    Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
  • Akira HAMANO
    National Fisheries University, Japan

Point of contact

3-1-1 Minato-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido 041-8611 JAPAN
Faculty of Fisheries Sciences Hokkaido University
TEL: +81-138-40-8853
FAX: +81-138-40-8853
E-Mail: afas@afas-acoustic.org