Director [Principal Researcher]	Katsunori Fujikura
[Visiting Senior Researcher]	Kazumasa Oguri
[Ability Staff]	Norie Nomura

Deep-Sea Biodiversity Research Group (DeepBio)

Group Leader [Senior Researcher]	Akinori Yabuki
Deputy Group Leader [Principal Researcher]	Yoshihiro Fujiwara
[Senior Researcher]	Takao Yoshida
[Researcher]	Yuriko Nagano
[Principal Research Technician]	Shinji Tsuchida
[Research Technician]	Masaru Kawato
[Postdoctoral Researcher]	Natsumi Hookabe
[Postdoctoral Researcher]	Leah Ann Bergman
[Research Assistant]	Aya Nishizawa
[Research Assistant]	Hikari Narushima	*
[Study Student]	Yuikazu Ito
[Study Student]	Wataru Uno

Marine Plastics Research Group (M-Plastics)

Group Leader [Senior Researcher]	Ryota Nakajima
Deputy Group Leader [Researcher]	Masashi Tsuchiya
[Visiting Principal Researcher]	Sanae Chiba
[Researcher]	Tetsuro Ikuta
[Researcher]	Shiye Zhao
[Researcher]	Takahito Ikenoue
[Researcher]	Tomoko Takahashi
[Research Assistant]	Tomoko Morotomi
[Research Assistant]	Hiromi Matsuda
[Research Assistant]	Tomoko Takao
[Research Assistant]	Yumi Ueno
[Study Student]	Ayuu Yuasa

Marine Environmental Impact Assessment Research Group (M-EIA)

Group Leader [Senior Researcher]	Shinsuke Kawagucci
Deputy Group Leader[Research Technician]	Yasuo Furushima
[Senior Researcher]	Takehisa YamakitaGoogle Scholar
[Project Engineer]	Yohei Matsui
[Project Research Technician]	Ken Ishida
[Research Assistant]	Hisamitsu Kamezaki
[Research Assistant]	Noriko Kudo
[Research Assistant]	Akira Eto
[Research Assistant]	Yoji Igarashi
[Research Assistant]	Yoriko Minegishi
[Study Student]	Yui Yoshizaki