Research theme for competitive and other funds (4):
2016 - 2019 空間モデルから明らかにする鯨類の種多様性勾配
2015 - 2017 鯨類による海洋区系の時空間的利用様式-安定同位体分析からのア プローチ-
2012 - 2017 New Ocean Paradigm on Its Biogeochemistry, Ecosystem and Sustainable Use
2013 - 2015 鯨類からみた海洋区系と機能
Papers (36):
Yu Kanaji, Hiroko Sasaki. Partial abundances of three fishery-targeted species of Delphinidae cetaceans (false filler whale, striped dolphin, and Pacific white-sided dolphin) off the Pacific coast of Japan, estimated by the conventional line-transect approach. Fisheries Science. 2024
Yu Kanaji, Rob Williams, Alexandre N. Zerbini, Trevor A. Branch. Density dependence only affects increase rates in baleen whale populations at high abundance levels. Journal of Applied Ecology. 2024
Yu Kanaji, Hiroko Sasaki, Shun Ikuta, Noriko Azuma, Mari Kobayashi. Temperature-related movement and habitat utilization patterns of Dall’s porpoises, small cetaceans seasonally migrating into the subarctic Pacific. Frontiers in Marine Science. 2024
Kaede Tashiro, Takao Segawa, Miwa Suzuki, Yu Kanaji, Hikari Maeda, Takuya Itou. Cultivation of primary cells derived from three organs of a striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) using a simple culture method. In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Animal. 2024
Yu Kanaji. Conservation and management of small cetaceans and roles of them in marine ecosystems: lessons learned from long-term monitoring data. Honyurui Kagaku (Mammalian Science). 2024. 64. 1. 137-141
PhD (Agriculture and Life Science) (The University of Tokyo)
Work history (6):
2024/04 - 現在 Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency Head of Cetacean Research Program
2019/04 - 2024/03 Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency Senior Researcher
2019/06 - 2020/05 University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences Visiting Scholar
2016/04 - 2019/03 Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency Researcher
2011/09 - 2016/03 Fisheries Research Agency Oceanic Resources Division, National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries Researcher
2007/04 - 2011/08 Fisheries Research Agency Oceanic Resources Division, National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries Researcher
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Committee career (4):
2024/03 - 現在 PICES Section on Marine Birds and Mammals Member
2021/12 - 現在 IMBER CLIOTOP Steering Committee Member
2021/04 - 現在 The Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography Director
2014/09 - 現在 The Mammal Society of Japan, Marine Mammal Working Group, Committee of Conservation and Management Member
Awards (4):
2022/08 - The Mamml Society of Japan Young Mammalogist Award Studies on abundance estimation of small cetaceans and its application for conservation and management, and evaluations on their habitat and related ecosystems
2019/03 - The Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography The 9th (2019) Early Career Scientist Award Studies on habitat utilization patterns and population dynamics of small cetaceans in the North Pacific
2016/03 - The Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography The 18th Best Research Paper Award Estimation of habitat suitability for the southern form of the short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) in the North Pacific
2011/09 - The Mammal Society of Japan 2011 Annual Meeting (Miyazaki) Best Poster Award Estimation of spatial distribution of short-finned pilot whales (Northern and Southern forms) using environmental variables
Association Membership(s) (3):
THE MAMMAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN
, THE JAPANESE SOCIETY OF FISHERIES SCIENCE
, JAPANESE SOCIETY OF FISHERIES OCEANOGRAPHY