One of the most important breakthroughs in oceanography in the last 30 years was the
discovery that iron (Fe) controls biological production as a micronutrient, and our …

JMSE | Free Full-Text | Unprecedented Outbreak of Harmful Algae in Pacific Coastal Waters off
Southeast Hokkaido, Japan, during Late Summer 2021 after Record-Breaking Marine …

An unprecedented large-scale outbreak of harmful algae, including Karenia selliformis and
Karenia mikimotoi, was reported in mid-September 2021 in the northwest Pacific Ocean off …

Unprecedented, large-scale harmful algal blooms (HABs) dominated by Karenia selliformis
occurred off the southeastern coast of Hokkaido, Japan, from late September to early …

To examine the ocean acidification of coastal water as the result of the oceanic uptake of
anthropogenic atmospheric CO2, we initiated acidification monitoring in the eastern part of …

Abstract The North Pacific Ocean subtropical–subarctic gyre transition region is recognized
as an important small pelagic fish nursery and feeding ground. To clarify the lower trophic …

Phytoplankton communities in seasonally ice-covered areas are largely affected by ice
algae. The Okhotsk Sea is the southernmost sea ice zone in the northern hemisphere with a …

The Northwest Pacific Ocean (NWPO) is a significant sink for atmospheric CO2 but a paucity
of large-scale phytoplankton surveys in the upper and lower euphotic zone results in …

We investigated the plankton community structure and biomass during the post-bloom
season in the Oyashio region of the western subarctic Pacific, including pico-, nano …

The characteristics of the water masses that contribute to high biological production in the
subarctic Pacific and adjacent seas (SPA) could change because of recent climate change …