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Obituary

Original Papers

• Occurrence of planktonic larvae of manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum in Ariake Bay: Characteristic of spatial and temporal variation among the populations
  Akiko Michiyama, Akihiko Fujii, Kyohei Yamada, Tomoki Umeda, Junji Takada, Junichi Uchikawa, Masaya Hosoda, Hiroshi Yamaguchi and Yukihiko Matsuyama
• Growth activity of fish larvae appearing in the Kuroshio and its neighbouring waters
  Yusuke Manako, Toru Kobari, Mutsuo Ichinomiya, Tomohiro Komorita, Akimasa Habano, Takafumi Azuma, and Gen Kume

Plankton Symposioum

Prize of the Plankton Society of Japan

New Doctoral Recipients

Abstracts of Original Papers on Plankton & Benthos Research

Society Report

Society Bylaws