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The Journal of experimental biology
2026
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| Online Access: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41480857/ |
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- Otsuchi Coastal Research Center: a remote but vital marine science hub for the Northwest Pacific Ocean. Sato, Katsufumi Fukuoka, Takuya Sakamoto, Kentaro Q Pacific Ocean Japan Animals Marine Biology Research The Otsuchi Coastal Research Center (OCRC), a field station belonging to the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute at the University of Tokyo, was established in 1973 in Otsuchi, a coastal town on the Sanriku coast of Honshu, Japan. Located near a site where warm and cold ocean currents converge, OCRC facilitates research in biology, chemistry, physics and geoscience within a unique marine environment shaped by a complex rocky coastline and river-fed bays. The centre is staffed by resident researchers and technicians, provides research vessels and a dormitory, and supports around 2000 person-days of visiting scientists annually for field observations, aquarium-based experimentation and instrumental analyses. Since 2004, we have pursued biologging studies at OCRC with graduate students and collaborators from Japan and abroad. This research has focused on loggerhead and green turtles, streaked shearwaters, chum salmon and ocean sunfish, producing insights into physiology, behaviour, ecology and environmental science. In 2011, the original research building and dormitory were severely damaged by an earthquake and tsunami, resulting in the loss of field notes, materials and some data. Fortunately, there were no casualties, and a new research building and dormitory were rebuilt on higher ground in 2018. To enhance data preservation, the biologging intelligent platform (BiP) was established to archive biologging datasets with their associated metadata. To better understand how marine animals respond to ongoing environmental changes, continued long-term field research and historical data comparison are essential. With access to diverse ecosystems and robust technical infrastructure, and its collaborative research culture, OCRC is uniquely positioned to potentially meet that demand.