Vol. 75 No. 4, JULY 2009 CONTENTS |
| Obituary | |
| The late Professor Akio Kanazawa, honorary member | |
| SHUNSUKE KOSHIO | 613 |
| 2008 Award of Excellence for Scientific Paper Entitled | |
| 615 | |
| The Japanese Society of Fisheries Science Award 2008 | |
| Nutritional studies on improvement of health and quality of marine aquatic animals larvae | |
| TOSHIO TAKEUCHI | 623 |
| Achievement Award for Young Scientist in Fisheries Science 2008 | |
| Study of the physiological and molecular mechanisms of sex change in fish using a novel model system | |
| KOHEI OHTA | 636 |
| Studies on early life ecology and species alternation mechanism of small pelagic fish | |
| AKINORI TAKASUKA | 640 |
| Studies on improvement of seed production techniques in diadromous salmoniform fishes | |
| SHINYA MIZUNO | 644 |
| Studies on sex pheromones in salmonids | |
| HIDENOBU YAMBE | 648 |
| Originals | |
| Ontogenetic changes of body density of larvae and juveniles in seven-band grouper Epinephelus septemfasciatus and kelp grouper Epinephelus bruneus | |
| YOSHIRO HIRATA, KATSUYUKI HAMASAKI, KAZUHISA TERUYA AND KEIICHI MUSHIAKE | 652 |
| Evaluation of the reliability of VPA used for stock assessment for the Pacific stock of Japanese sardine | |
| KAZUHIKO HIRAMATSU | 661 |
| Sinking and dispersion of residual feed in a fish (yellowtail) aquaculture farm | |
| TATSUO YAMADA, TOSHIYA HASHIMOTO, YOSHIHIRO SUENAGA, KAZUHIKO ICHIMI AND KUNINAO TADA |
666 |
| Zoning of the inner part of Ariake Sound based on principal component analysis of sediment factors | |
| HISASHI YOKOYAMA AND YUKA ISHIHI | 674 |
| Eosin-Y positive components-existing situation index (ASPC) in the muscle cells of raw material is a possible index for estimating the quality of katsuobushi manufactured from its raw materials | |
| TATSUHITO YOSHIOKA, TOMOE KANDA, NOZOMU OGINOME AND NAOYUKI UCHIDA | 684 |
| Taste characteristics of the gonad of longspine black urchin Diadema setosum | |
| KODAI KANEKO, TAKAAKI SHIRAI, MUNEHIKO TANAKA, MASASHI KAMEI, HITOSHI MATSUMOTO AND KAZUFUMI OSAKO |
689 |
| Effect of egg white and setting on the gelation of vinegar cured kamaboko | |
| SHUJI ABE, WUYIN WENG, MUNEHIKO TANAKA, KANOKRAT LIMPISOPHON AND KAZUFUMI OSAKO |
695 |
| In situ measurement of swimming speed of Giant jellyfish Nemopilema nomurai (Short Paper) | |
| NAOTO HONDA AND YOSHIKI MATSUSHITA | 701 |
| Miniaturization of the mature size of female Hippoglossoides dubius off Kyoto Prefecture (Short Paper) | |
| KUNIHIRO FUJIWARA, TARO HIROSE, TOSHIAKI MIYAJIMA, AND ATSUSHI YAMASAKI | 704 |
| News | |
| The Steering Committee for the Colloquium on Aquaculture | |
| 707 | |
| Regional News | |
| 711 | |
| Highlights in Fisheries Science Research | |
| 714 | |
| New Books | |
| 720 | |
| Topics | |
| 722 | |
| Abstracts of Original Papers | |
| Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi Vol. 75, No. 4 | |
| 750 | |
| Fisheries Science Vol. 75 No. 3 | |
| 752 | |
| Letter from Board of Directors | |
| 757 | |
| Announcements | |
| 759 | |
| Errata | |
| 769 | |