Preface

The United States and Japanese counterpart panels on aquaculture were formed in 1969 under the United States-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources (UJNR). The panels currently include specialists drawn from the federal and academic departments most concerned with aquaculture. Charged with exploring and developing bilateral cooperation, the panels have focused their efforts on exchanging information related to aquaculture that could be of benefit to both countries.

The UJNR was begun during the Third Cabinet-Level Meeting of the Joint United States-Japan Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs in January 1964. In addition to aquaculture, current subjects in the program include desalination of seawater, toxic microorganisms, air pollution, energy, forage crops, national park management, mycoplasmosis, wind and seismic effects, protein resources, forestry, and several joint panels and committees in marine resource research, development, and utilization.

Accomplishments include: increased communication and cooperation among technical specialists; exchanges of information, data, and research findings; annual meetings of the panel, a policy-coordinating body; administrative staff meetings; exchanges of equipment, materials, and samples; several major technical conferences; and beneficial effects of international relations.

The 22nd U.S.-Japan Aquaculture Panel Symposium was held in Alaska from August 19 to August 28, 1993. The ten-day agenda included plenary sessions in Homer and Seward and field trips in and around Anchorage, Homer, and Seward. The symposium was organized by program chair William R. Heard of the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service and Brenda Baxter of the Alaska Sea Grant College Program.

Panel Chairmen:
James P. McVey, United States
Kunizo Tanaka, Japan

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