1. National Research Institute of Fisheries Science
2. National Research Institute of Fisheries and Environment of Inland Sea
3. Tohoku University
4. Tokai University
5. Yokohama Environmental Science Research Institute
6. Niigata Prefectural Government, Fisheries Division
7. Fukui Prefectural Fisheries Division
8. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
9. Shibetsu Salmon Museum
10. Aquamarine Fukushima
11. Aquamarine Inawashiro Kingfishers Aquarium
12. Hoshizaki Green Foundation
13. Akita Prefecture Government
14. Hokkaido University
15. The University of Tokyo