The Current State and Problems of the Training Ship for Education and Research of Fisheries Science

Training ships of Fisheries College were established to train ship's officers. These were based onthe law on University establishment standards. Recent marine science diversifies, and the purpose of atraining ship can't be called only the purpose which trains a sailor. For example, recent fishery isrequired not only to capture but also scientifically analyze and manage resources efficiently. Furthermore,the facilities which can deal with a marine environmental problem are necessary. The new practice shipneeds the latest research equipment and a structure that can use them effectively. Kagoshima University training ship Kagoshima-Maru is based on the 'Basic Act on Ocean Policy'which came into effect in 2007 and was built by aggregating the requirements of the latest equipmentand hull structure. In this paper, the concept of Kagoshima-Maru construction and the problems whichbecame obvious later are described.