Post-War Reconnaissance of Japanese Fishery and Ocean Science and Its Contribution to the Development of U.S. Scientific Programs: 1947–1954

Abstract This chapter examines the over-looked contribution of Japanese scientists to ocean science and construction recruitment fisheries oceanography, study effects climate variability on fish abundance. After World War II, U.S. Fish Wildlife Service worked with Supreme Commander Allied Powers staff in Tokyo find translate scientific documents about tuna for use by Americans trying start former waters. Determining migration patterns was essential catching them, translations greatly influenced “Progress Pacific Oceanic Fishery Investigations, 1950-53.” The document pioneers integration fisheries, meteorology better understand dynamic structure equatorial Ocean, importance upwelling frontal structures as they relate distribution abundance tunas. finding a critical step global expansion fishing throughout subsequent decades. While paper acknowledged science, publication also masked contribution.