Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish. Oceanogr. 69(2), Page 99-106, 2005   Relationship between Anchovy (Engraulis japonicus) Larval Recruitment in Ise Bay and the western Enshu-Nada, and Reproduction of Sardine (Sardinops melanostictus) along the Pacific Coast of Japan Motohiko NAKAMURA†1, Masashi UCHIYAMA2 and Shigeo FUNAKOSHI3 1Marine Resources Research Center, Aichi Fisheries Research Institute, Toyohama, Minamichita-cho, Chita-gun, Aichi 470-3412, Japan 2Chiba Prefectural Fisheries Research Center, Hiraiso, Chikura-cho, Awa-gun, Chiba 295-0024, Japan 3Aichi Fisheries Research Institute, Wakamiya, Miya-cho, Gamagori, Aichi 443-0021, Japan †e-mail: