Acknowledgements

Supporting Organizations

Development of this atlas has been made possible through generous support of many organizations. Major contributors are listed below.

• Science and Technology Promotion Division, Planning Department, Okinawa Prefectural Government
  • FY2023–2024 Okinawa Innovation Ecosystem Collaborative Research Promotion Program (University Collaborative Research Promotion)
  • FY2025–2026 Okinawa Innovation Ecosystem Collaborative Research Promotion Program (Additional Priority Support Area: Marine Science)
• Research support provided through the activities of the Marine Genomics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST/MGU)
• OIST COI-NEXT Program (JPMJF220405)
• OIST Coral Project
• OIST Sequencing section and IT section
• Okinawa Environmental Science Center (OESC)
• Ministry of the Environment Monitoring Sites 1000: Coral Reef Survey

• Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
• Tropical Biosphere Research Center University of the Ryukyus
• Okinawa Churashima Foundation
• Zamami Village Tourism Association
• National Research and Development Agency Fisheries Technology Institute
• Kaiyu Co., Ltd.
• Onna Fisheries Cooperative Association
• Miyakojima City Board of Education

We would also express our sincere gratitude to the many individuals who kindly provided vessels and logistical support for the field surveys.

Researchers and Contributors Involved in the Creation of This Atlas

• OIST/MGU: Noriyuki Satoh, Koki Nishitsuji, Takeshi Noda, Haruhi Narusoko, Kanako Hisata, and Mayuki Suwa
• The University of Tokyo: Chuya Shinzato and Jun Inoue
• OESC: Satoshi Nagata, Megumi Kanai and Eiji Yamakawa
• NTT docomo: Nobuhiro Okada, Yuki Shimizu and Shinichiro Nagahama

Last Updated: July 2026