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Last modified 2021.2.9

Hiroyuki KUROTA

email: h_kurota(at)nifty.com
Fisheries Resources Institute, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency,
1551-8, Taira-machi, Nagasaki-city, Nagasaki, 851-2213 Japan

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publication list

peer-reviewed paper

  1. Michael C Melnychuk, Hiroyuki Kurota, Pamela M Mace, Maite Pons, Coilin Minto, Giacomo Chato Osio, Olaf P Jensen, Carryn L de Moor, Ana M Parma, L Richard Little, Daniel Hively, Charmane E Ashbrook, Nicole Baker, Ricardo O Amoroso, Trevor A Branch, Christopher M Anderson, Cody S Szuwalski, Julia K Baum, Tim R McClanahan, Yimin Ye, Alessandro Ligas, Jilali Bensbai, Grant G Thompson, John DeVore, Arni Magnusson, Bjarte Bogstad, Edward Wort, Jake Rice, Ray Hilborn (2021)
    Identifying management actions that promote sustainable fisheries.
    Nature Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-020-00668-1

  2. Hilborn, R., Ricardo Oscar Amoroso, Christopher M Anderson, Julia K Baum, Trevor A Branch, Christopher Costello, Carryn L De Moor, Abdelmalek Faraj, Daniel Hively, Olaf P Jensen, Hiroyuki Kurota, L Richard Little, Pamela Mace, Tim McClanahan, Michael C Melnychuk, Coilin Minto, Giacomo Chato Osio, Ana M Parma, Maite Pons, Susana Segurado, Cody S Szuwalski, Jono R Wilson, Yimin Ye (2020)
    Effective fisheries management instrumental in improving fish stock status.
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117(4): 2218-2224.

  3. Furuichi, S., Yasuda, T., Kurota, H., Yoda, M., Suzuki, K., Takahashi, M., Fukuwaka, M. (2020)
    Disentangling the effects of climate and density-dependent factors on spatiotemporal dynamics of Japanese sardine spawning.
    Marine Ecology Progress Series 633: 157-168.

  4. Kurota, H., Szuwalski, C.S. and Ichinokawa, M. (2020)
    Drivers of recruitment dynamics in Japanese major fisheries resources: effects of environmental conditions and spawner abundance.
    Fisheries Research 221: 105353.

  5. Muko, S., Ohshimo, S., Kurota, H., Yasuda, T. and Fukuwaka, M. (2018)
    Long-term distribution change of Japanese sardine in the Sea of Japan with their population dynamics.
    Marine Ecology Progress Series 593: 141-154.

  6. Suzuki, K.K., Yasuda, T., Kurota, H., Yoda, M., Hayashi, A., Muko, S. and Takahashi, M. (2018)
    Spatiotemporal variations in the distribution of round herring eggs in the East China and Japan Seas during 1997-2013.
    Journal of Sea Research 142: 1-10.

  7. Zhu, M., Yamakawa, T., Yoda, M., Yasuda, T., Kurota, H., Ohshimo, S. and Fukuwaka, M. (2017)
    Using a multivariate auto-regressive state-space (MARSS) model to evaluate fishery resources abundance in the East China Sea, based on spatial distributional information.
    Fisheries Science 83(4): 499-513.

  8. Ichinokawa, M., Okamura, H. and Kurota, H. (2017)
    The status of Japanese fisheries relative to fisheries around the world.
    ICES Journal of Marine Science 74(5): 1277-1287.

  9. Kurota, H., McAllister, M.K., Parkinson, E., and Johnston, N.T. (2016)
    Evaluating the influence of predator-prey interactions on stock assessment and management reference points for a large lake ecosystem.
    Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 73(9): 1372-1388. doi: 10.1139/cjfas-2014-0414

  10. Hillary, R.M., Preece, A.M., Davies, C.R., Kurota, H., Sakai, O., Itou, T., Parma, A.M., Butterworth, D.S., Ianelli, J. and Branch, T.A. (2016)
    A scientific alternative to moratoria for rebuilding depleted international tuna stocks.
    Fish and Fisheries 17(2): 469-482. doi: 10.1111/faf.12121.

  11. Kurota, H., Hiramatsu, K., Takahashi, N., Shono, H., Itoh, T. and Tsuji, S. (2010)
    Developing a management procedure robust to uncertainty for Southern bluefin tuna: a somewhat frustrating struggle to bridge the gap between ideals and reality.
    Population Ecology 52(3): 359-372.

  12. Kurota, H., McAllister, M.K., Lawson, G.L., Nogueira, J.I., Teo, S.L.H. and Block, B.A. (2009)
    A sequential Bayesian methodology to estimate movement and exploitation rates using electronic and conventional tag data: application to Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus).
    Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 66: 321-342.

  13. Kurota, H. and Shimada, M. (2007)
    Overwintering stage polymorphism of a bruchine beetle: geographical variation in optimal diapause strategy.
    Ecological Entomology 32: 722-731.

  14. Kurota, H. (2004)
    Overwintering strategies depending on high cold hardiness in non-diapause stages in Bruchidius dorsalis (Coleoptera: Bruchidae).
    Environmental Entomology 33: 1163-1168.

  15. Kurota, H. and Shimada, M. (2003)
    Geographical variation in photoperiodic induction of larval diapause in the bruchid beetle, Bruchidius dorsalis: polymorphism in overwintering stages.
    Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 107: 11-18.

  16. Kurota, H. and Shimada, M. (2003)
    Photoperiod-dependent adult diapause within a geographical cline in the multivoltine bruchid, Bruchidius dorsalis.
    Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 106: 177-185.

  17. Kurota, H. and Shimada, M. (2002)
    Geographical variation in the seasonal population dynamics of Bruchidius dorsalis (Coleoptera: Bruchidae): constraints of temperature and host plant phenology.
    Environmental Entomology 31: 469-475.

  18. Shimada, M., Kurota, H. and Toquenaga, Y. (2001)
    Regular distribution of larvae and resource monopolization in the seed beetle Bruchidius dorsalis boring the Japanese honey locust seeds, Gleditsia japonica.
    Population Ecology 43: 245-252.

  19. Kurota, H. and Shimada, M. (2001)
    Photoperiod- and temperature-dependent induction of larval diapause in a multivoltine bruchid, Bruchidius dorsalis.
    Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 99: 361-369.

CCSBT (Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna) documents

  1. NORIO TAKAHASHI, HIROYUKI KUROTA, OSAMU SAKAI, TOMOYUKI ITOH, Doug S. Butterworth (2015)
    A Check of Operating Model Predictions with Discussion of Aerial Survey Index Issues Related to Continuing Use of the Bali Management Procedure.
    CCSBT-OMMP/1508/04, CCSBT-ESC/1509/37

  2. NORIO TAKAHASHI, HIROYUKI KUROTA, OSAMU SAKAI, TOMOYUKI ITOH, Doug S. Butterworth (2015)
    Some initial considerations for the review of the Bali Management Procedure in 2017.
    CCSBT-OMMP/1508/05, CCSBT-ESC/1509/38

  3. OSAMU SAKAI, NORIO TAKAHASHI, HIROYUKI KUROTA, Doug S Butterworth (2014)
    Examination of the southern bluefin tuna (SBT) operating model and projections for the 2014 assessment.
    CCSBT-ESC/1409/38

  4. OSAMU SAKAI, NORIO TAKAHASHI, HIROYUKI KUROTA, Doug S Butterworth (2014)
    Examination of the southern bluefin tuna (SBT) operating model and preliminary projections for the 2014 assessment.
    CCSBT-OMMP/1406/07

  5. HIROYUKI KUROTA, NORIO TAKAHASHI, OSAMU SAKAI, Doug S Butterworth (2013)
    Impacts of assumptions about the natural mortality schedule and the Indonesian fishery selectivity on the SBT stock assessment.
    CCSBT-ESC/1309/36

  6. MIKIHIKO KAI, HIROSHI OKAMURA, MOMOKO ICHINOKAWA, HIROYUKI KUROTA (2012)
    APPLICABILITY OF HISTORICALLY BASED LIMIT REFERENCEPOINTS TO THE NORTHERN TUNA STOCKS IN THE PACIFIC.
    WCPFC/MOW1-DP/02 Rev 1

  7. HIROYUKI KUROTA, MIKIHIKO KAI (2012)
    Characteristics of Historical Population Dynamics of Temperate Tunas in the North Pacific and Implications for Management.
    WCPFC/MOW1-DP/01

  8. HIROYUKI KUROTA, NORIO TAKAHASHI, OSAMU SAKAI, Doug Butterworth (2012)
    A check of operating model predictions from the viewpoint of metarule invocation and technical details for computing future TACs.
    CCSBT-ESC/1208/41

  9. OSAMU SAKAI, HIROYUKI KUROTA, NORIO TAKAHASHI, Doug S Butterworth (2011)
    Conditioning of the SBT operating model to inform projection specifications.
    CCSBT-ESC/1107/33

  10. HIROYUKI KUROTA, NORIO TAKAHASHI, OSAMU SAKAI, Doug S Butterworth (2011)
    Performance of the empirical management procedure (MP2) under theupdated operating models.
    CCSBT-ESC/1107/34

  11. OSAMU SAKAI, NORIO TAKAHASHI, HIROYUKI KUROTA (2011)
    Preliminary trials of initial TAC reduction scenarios using empirical management procedure.
    CCSBT- SFMWG/1103/14

  12. OSAMU SAKAI, NORIO TAKAHASHI, HIROYUKI KUROTA (2011)
    Provisional comparison of conditioning results of the SBT operating model: sbtmod23 and sbtmod24.
    CCSBT- SFMWG/1103/Info2

  13. HIROYUKI KUROTA, KOU FUJIOKA, OSAMU SAKAI, NORIO TAKAHASHI, D S Butterworth (2010)
    Further evaluation of empirical management procedures based on longline CPUE index and aerial survey index.
    CCSBT-ESC/1009/22

  14. HIROYUKI KUROTA, KOU FUJIOKA, OSAMU SAKAI, D S Butterworth (2010)
    Exploration of empirical management procedures based on longline CPUE index and aerial survey index.
    CCSBT-OMMP/1006/6

  15. OSAMU SAKAI, HIROYUKI KUROTA (2010)
    Trials of Fox-model based management procedure for southern bluefin tuna.
    CCSBT-OMMP/1006/7

  16. HIROYUKI KUROTA, OSAMU SAKAI, D S Butterworth (2010)
    Brief examination of conditioning results of the SBT operating model for management procedure evaluation.
    CCSBT-OMMP/1006/12

  17. Kurota, H., Sakai, O. and Butterworth, D. (2009)
    Examination of the SBT operating model to inform conditioning and projection specifications.
    CCSBT-ESC/0909/39, 19p.

  18. Kurota, H., Sakai, O., Takahashi, N. and Butterworth, D. (2009)
    Further examinations of the SBT operating model to explore new tagging model and grid specifications.
    CCSBT-OMMP/0907/5, 24p.

  19. Kurota, H., Oshima, K., Abe, M., Takeuchi, Y., and Nakano, H. (2009)
    Current and future Atlantic bluefin tuna stock status relative to CITES listing criteria using an updated 2008 Virtual Population Analysis.
    ICCAT- SCRS/2009/195, 11p.

  20. Oshima, K., Abe, M., Kurota, H., Nakano, H. and Takeuchi, Y. (2009)
    Evaluation of effects of current TAC on Eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna by future projection.
    ICCAT- SCRS/2009/171, 17p.

  21. Kurota, H. and Butterworth, D. (2008)
    Further examinations of the SBT operating model under overcatch scenarios to select critical uncertainty factors for the update.
    CCSBT-ESC/0809/35, 17p.

  22. Itoh, T., Kurota, H. and Takahashi, N. (2007)
    Review of the CCSBT Scientific Research Program between 2001 and 2005
    CCSBT-ESC/0709/41, 12p.

  23. Itoh, T., Takahashi, N., Kurota, H. and Oshitani, S. (2006)
    Report of activities for conventional and archival tagging of southern bluefin tuna by Japan in 2005/2006 and proposal of tagging in 2006/2007.
    CCSBT-ESC/0609/36, 6p.

  24. Itoh, T. and Kurota, H. (2006)
    Report on the piston-line trolling survey in 2005/2006: Fisheries Agency of Japan.
    CCSBT-ESC/0609/38, 7p.

  25. Kurota, H., Butterworth, D. and Sakai, O. (2006)
    SBT stock assessment and projection under overcatch scenarios using the operating model.
    CCSBT-ESC/0609/42, 17p.

  26. Takahashi, N. and Kurota, H. (2006)
    Some considerations on SRP tagging program.
    CCSBT-ESC/0609/43, 4p.

  27. Nakadate, M., Suzuki, N., Itoh, T., Kurota, H., Tsuji, S. and Chow, S. (2006)
    Analyses of genetic stock structure of the southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) using nuclear DNA variation.
    CCSBT-ESC/0609/45, 5p.

  28. Kurota, H. (2005)
    Further exploration of the operating model for the management procedure evaluation.
    CCSBT-MPTM/0502/07, 40p.

  29. Kurota, H. (2005)
    Performance of the HK5 management procedure under the new operating models.
    CCSBT-MP/0505/07, 20p.

  30. Tsuji, S., Takahashi, N. and Kurota, H. (2005)
    Issues noted during the Management Development process in 2004/2005.
    CCSBT-MP/0505/09, 7p.

  31. Kurota, H. (2005)
    Performance of the HK5 management procedure under the new operating models.
    CCSBT-MP/0505/07, 20p.

  32. Kurota, H., Takahashi, N. and Tsuji, S. (2005)
    Consideration on metarules, implementation issues and MP performance monitoring.
    CCSBT-ESC/0509/44, 7p.

  33. Hiramatsu, K., Kurota, H., Shono, H. and Takahashi, N. (alphabet order) (2004)
    Behaviors of CPUE-based management procedures examined through the CCSBT final trial specifications.
    CCSBT-MP/0404/08, 53p.

  34. Tsuji, S., Hiramatsu, K., Kurota, H., Takahashi, N. and Shono, H. (2004)
    Consideration toward choosing appropriate management procedures.
    CCSBT-MP/0404/10, 10p.

  35. Kurota, H. and Takahashi, N. (2004)
    Update of length-based VPA in 2004.
    CCSBT-ESC/0409/33, 21p.

  36. Takahashi, N., Tsuji, S. and Kurota, H. (2004)
    Review of the current CCSBT Tagging Program and potential improvements.
    CCSBT-ESC/0409/36, 32p.

  37. Kurota, H. (2004)
    Behaviors of the HK5 management procedure under the updated operating models.
    CCSBT-ESC/0409/44, 16p.

  38. Hiramatsu, K., Itoh, T., Kurota, H., Shono, H., Takahashi, N. and Tsuji, S. (alphabet order) (2003)
    Results of the initial exploration of potential Management Procedures based on the CPUE index.
    CCSBT-MP/0304/11, 36pp.

  39. Nishimoto, Y. and Kurota, H. (2003)
    Amount of tuna export by type, by country from Bali, Indonesia (data obtained from DINAS).
    CCSBT-ICM/0304/10, 3pp.

  40. Tsuji, S., Kurota, H. and Nishimoto, Y. (2003)
    Export invoice data available in Bali, Indonesia.
    CCSBT-ICM/0304/12, 5pp.

  41. Tsuji, S., Takahashi, N., Shono, H. and Kurota, H., Hiramatsu, K. (reversed alphabet order) (2003)
    Further exploration of CPUE-based management procedures.
    CCSBT-ESC/0309/38, 89pp.

  42. Kurota, H., Shono, H., Takahashi, N., Hiramatsu, K. and Tsuji, S. (2003)
    Some consideration toward the selection of a management procedures.
    CCSBT-ESC/0309/41, 12pp.

  43. Hiramatsu, K., Kurota, H., Shono, H., Takahashi, N. and Tsuji, S. (alphabet order) (2003)
    Issues to be considered for further development of MP.
    CCSBT-ESC/0309/42, 9pp.

  44. Kurota, H., Hiramatsu, K. and Tsuji, S. (2002)
    Simulation model toward development of assessment procedures of tagging data.
    CCSBT-ESC/0209/18, 12pp.

  45. Itoh, T., Kurota, H., Takahashi, N. and Tsuji, S. (2002)
    Report of 2001/2002 spawning ground surveys.
    CCSBT-ESC/0209/20, 15pp.

  46. Itoh, T., Kurota, H. and Uehara, K. (2002)
    Report of the 2001/2002 Shoyo-maru cruise: Southern Bluefin Tuna Spawning Area Survey.
    CCSBT-ESC/0209/Info4, 196pp.

  47. Kurota, H., Tsuji, S., Takahashi, N., Hiramatsu, K. and Itoh, I. (2001)
    Exploration of cohort analysis based on catch at length data for southern bluefin tuna.
    CCSBT-SC/0108/32, 40pp.

Documents for other tuna commissions

  1. Hampton, J., Kleiber, P., Takeuchi, Y., Kurota, H. and Maunder, M. (2003)
    Stock assessment of bigeye tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean, with comparisons to the entire Pacific Ocean.
    SCTB16/BET/1, 81p.

  2. Kurota, H. and Takeuchi, Y. (2005)
    Introduction of a statistical age-structured model used for southern bluefin tuna in CCSBT.
    IATTC Workshop on stock assessment methods, 25p.

  3. Kurota, H., McAllister, M.K., Block, B.A., Lawson, G.L., Nogueira, J. and Teo, S.L.H. (2007)
    Estimates of fishing mortality rates for Atlantic bluefin tuna in 1990-2006 from Bayesian statistical analysis of three kinds of tag records.
    ICCAT- SCRS/2007/137, 37p.

Ph.D thesis

  1. Kurota, H. (2002)
    Population dynamics and evolution of life history schedules in herbivorous insects: overwintering strategy in a bruchid seed beetle, Bruchidius dorsalis.