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Sturgeon Aquaculture and Caviar Business in Japan〜Challenges in Technology and Culture in Local City〜

The Miyazaki Prefectural Fisheries Experiment Station has been engaged in unprecedented sturgeon aquaculture and its business. This program introduces the establishment of the Miyazaki Caviar aquaculture production system and the path to commercialization of the new business as a case study. This also introduces the aspects of the biological trials and improvements that led to the establishment of an aquaculture production system to establish a caviar business utilizing sturgeon, which Miyazaki Prefecture accepted in 1983 as part of its fishery technical cooperation with the Soviet Union (now Russia), and the business and economic issues facing the region in Japan in a real case of a sturgeon farm in Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture, that was established by a construction company.

Content/学習内容

  •  ①Part1:Value of Caviar and its Issues

      - Understand the characteristics, history, and cultural significance of caviar as luxury food items and delicacies.

      - Understand the ecological, economic, and ethical issues related to the production and consumption of caviar.

      - Understand the way of regulation for illegal trade. 

      - Understand the industrial trend of caviar and sturgeon culture.

  •  ②Part2:Trial of Sturgeon Aquaculture and Caviar Development in Japan

      - Understand the history of Japan aquaculture and its significance.

      - Enhance the background knowledge of sturgeon aquaculture in Japan.

      - Understand the important elements of aquaculture with multiple aspects.

      - Enhance the knowledge of fish species suitable for aquaculture, their growth requirements, and market value.

  •  ③Part3:Challenges and Next Steps on Caviar Business in Japan

      - Understand the challenges faced by aquaculture businesses.

      - Understand the challenges in differentiating caviar in the high-end market.

       - Enhance the understanding of the unique challenges in marketing and branding luxury food products.

Staff/スタッフ

    • Content Production
    Production&Supervision: MSD inc.

Production Cooperation:
Miyazaki Prefectural Fisheries Research Institute Branch Manager, Atushi Nakamura
Miyazaki Prefectural Fisheries Research Institute Engineer, Kunihiro Nakatake
Chukogumi, K.K. Caviar Division Manager, Kunio Kajimoto

Competency/コンピテンシー

  • Problem finding ability
  • Problem solving skill
  • Creativity
  • Situation grasping ability

Learning Goal

  • Be able to explain and illustrate to others as a system structure on a single page slide what social issues exist and what challenges people are facing in sturgeon and caviar worldwide
  • Be able to understand what specific solutions are being implemented by local actors in Japan for sturgeon aquaculture and caviar production, which have never been done before, and be able to explain and illustrate them to others as a system structure on a single page slide
  • Be able to explain what kind of solution you would implement if you were a key player in this situation and illustrate it to others as a system structure on a single page slide

Contact/お問合せ先

JV-Campus Secretariat

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