On October 24, 2024, this year’s AFIMA Leaders Program On-site Meeting was held at the Yushan Campus of Ocean University of China (Qingdao). Representatives from Ocean University of China, Pukyong National University, and Nagasaki University gave presentations on the results of last year’s and this year’s host programs, and a pre-recorded presentation from Universiti Malaysia Terengganu was also broadcast. From Nagasaki University, Dean Sakakura, Associate Professor Han and Associate Professor Satou participated in the event, presenting their achievements and exchanging gifts.

This meeting was held in conjunction with the 100th anniversary celebration of Ocean University of China, and an international conference called the Global Conference on Ocean Cooperation and Development was held on the morning of October 24, with keynote speeches and a joint declaration by several domestic and foreign researchers. Several Japanese and foreign researchers delivered keynote speeches and presented the Joint Declaration. On the following day, the 25th, the 100th anniversary ceremony was grandly held at the Ocean University of China’s Yushan campus. President Nagayasu Takeshi of Nagasaki University was also present at both events, and we were able to deepen exchanges with fisheries universities from around the world.