| Time | Contents | Language |
| 13:00 -13:05 | Opening remarks for the 2nd day (Hideo Kigoshi, Vice-president, University of Tsukuba) | Japanese Simultaneous interpretation |
| 13:05 -13:15 | Introduction (Kazuo Inaba, Director, SMRC, University of Tsukuba) | |
| "Marine Microbial World" | ||
| 13:15 -13:40 | Kazuhiro Kogure (AORI, the University of Tokyo) Responses of marine microbes to the environmental changes |
Japanese Simultaneous interpretation |
| 13:40 -14:05 | Toshi Nagata (AORI, the University of Tokyo) Major role of microbes in marine carbon cycles |
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| 14:05 -14:30 | Hiroyuki Ogata (Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University) Marine viruses: Where do they come from? What do they do? |
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| 14:30 -14:55 | Minoru Wada (Nagasaki University) The seasonal "dead zone" in Omura Bay, Nagasaki - Life-threatening, but attractive ephemeral “dining zone“ for diverse marine life forms from microbes to whales |
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| 14:55 -15:10 | Break | |
| "Marine Organism and Human Society" | ||
| 15:10 -15:35 | Steve Palumbi (Stanford University) Ocean life in extreme environments: implications for the impact of climate change |
English Simultaneous interpretation |
| 15:35 -16:00 | Sylvain Agostini (SMRC, University of Tsukuba) Tropicalization of coastal marine ecosystems: From macroalgae to corals? |
Japanese Simultaneous interpretation |
| 16:00 -16:25 | Shigeki Wada (SMRC, University of Tsukuba) Ocean acidification and energy flow in marine ecosystems |
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| 16:25 -16:50 | Abby McQuatters-Gollop (Plymouth University) Plankton in policy: how do the smallest creatures can help us protect our seas? |
English Simultaneous interpretation |
| 16:50 -16:55 | Closing remarks | |
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