SATO Yoichi
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Affiliation
Applied Algal Ecology & Blue Innovation Research Unit （Energy）
Position
Unit Leader
Final Education
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo (Life Sciences)
Degree(s)
Completed the doctoral program
Research Keywords
Macroalgae, Seaweed Culture, Hydrosphere Plants, Carbon Fixation by Algae, CCS
Research Area
Life Sciences, Hydrosphere Production Science, Hydrosphere Plant Ecology, Applied Ecology Research
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Academic Affiliations
- Japanese Society of Phycology
- The Botanical Society of Japan
- The Japanese Society of Fisheries Science
- The Japanese Society of Applied Phycology
Member of Committees for National Policies
- National Bioresource Project Algae Steering Committee Industrial
Advisor/Committee Member for Local Governments
- International Seaweed Association Japan Representative Director
- Global Seaweed Coalition Japan Representative Committee
- Nagasaki Industrial Promotion Foundation GoTech Project External Evaluation
Patents / Industrial Property Rights
- Equipment for seaweed cultivation and seaweed cultivation method: Patent No. 6024879
- Method for manufacturing seaweed seedling yarn: Patent No. 7663533
- Method for germinating upright from the disc of mozuku: Patent No. 7534494
- Method for manufacturing seaweed seed yarn, seaweed seed yarn and seaweed cultivation method using seaweed seed yarn: Patent No. 7430673
Peer-Reviewed Papers
- Yoichi Sato, Daisuke Saito, Eri Inomata, Atsuko Tanaka, Gregory N. Nishihara, Carbon and nitrogen contents depends on macroalgal species, their tissue section, and development stage, Phycological Research, 10.1111/pre.70007, 2025
- Yoichi Sato, Gregory N. Nishihara, Atsuko Tanaka, Dominic F. C. Belleza, Azusa Kawate, Yukio Inoue, Kenjiro Hinode, Yuhei Matsuda, Shinichiro Tanimae, Kandai Tozaki, Ryuta Terada, Hikaru Endo, Variability in the Net Ecosystem Productivity (NEP) of Seaweed Farms, Frontiers in Marine Science 9: 861932, 2022
- Yoichi Sato, Daisuke Saito, Gregory N. Nishihara, Ryuta Terada, Effects of different stressors on the PSII photochemical efficiency and application to sporeling transportation in cultured young sporophytes of Undaria pinnatifida, Journal of Applied Phycology, 34: 551–563, 2021
Books
- Masanori Hiraoka and Yoichi Sato, The Development and Spread of Land-Based Aquaculture of Ulva prolifera in Japan, Developments in Applied Phycology, Springer, 2026
- Yoichi Sato, Learning Valuable Insights from Past Experiences in Wakame Aquaculture in Japan to Advance Phyconomy, Developments in Applied Phycology, Springer 2026
- Yoichi Sato, Nobuhisa Fukunishi, Tomoko Abe: New initiatives for the use of seaweed; Formation of a base for the development of breeding technology and the cultivation of new varieties of specialty seaweed in Sanriku. Toshiro Takeuchi, Minoru Sato, and Sogo Watanabe, eds., Reconstruction and Revitalization from the Great East Japan Earthquake through New Technology Development. Fisheries Science Series Special Issue, Seiseisha Koseikaku, Tokyo (March 2018)
Lectures / Oral Presentations, etc.
- 1st EU Algae Awareness summit: Seaweed industry, examples in Japan, October, 2023 in Paris
Awards
- CYTOLOGIA Encouragement: Contribution to social implementation such as physiological and ecological research and seedling production of large seaweeds, June, 2024
- Commendation for Meritorious Service in Private Sector Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research and Development and Chairman's Award of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Technology Council: Development of excellent seaweed aquaculture seedlings and dissemination and practical application through optimization of production conditions, November 2020
Visiting Professor at Other Universities, etc.
- Part-time lecturer at Tohoku University
- Part-time lecturer at Miyagi University
- Specially appointed lecturer at Fukui Prefectural University
Classes at Other Universities/Graduate Schools
- Aquatic plant ecology (Tohoku University)
- Aquatic botany (Miyagi University)
- Genetics (Fukui Prefectural University)
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