November 2006   [Original paper]   Population dynamics and catch forecasts of sandfish Arctoscopus japonicus in the western Sea of Japan Kyuji Watanabe, Kazumi Sakuramoto, Takashi Minami and Naoki Suzuki Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish. Oceanogr. 70(4), Page 221-228, 2006   Estimation of hatching period and transport processes of juvenile jack mackerel (Trachurus japonicus) and young Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus) distributing in the Kuroshio-Oyashio Transition Zone Itsuka Kon, Akihiko Yatsu, Hiroshi Nishida, Masayuki Noto and Ken Mori Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish. Oceanogr. 70(4), Page 229-239, 2006   Estimation of Cnidaria and Ctenophora biomass and vertical distribution using the Video Plankton Recorder II (VPRII) in the meso- and epipelagic layers of the Oyashio and Transition zone off eastern Japan Tadafumi Ichikawa, Kyohei Segawa and Makoto Terazaki Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish. Oceanogr. 70(4), Page 240-248, 2006   [Commentary]   Stock enhancement and management of Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus in Sagami Bay of Kanagawa prefecture Tatsuya Isshiki, Yasushi Aizawa and Ryousei Nakamura Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish. Oceanogr. 70(4), Page 249-255, 2006   [Symposium]   Present status of coastal fisheries oceanography in Japan Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish. Oceanogr. 70(4), Page 256-269, 2006   The 37th symposium on the sub-arctic fisheries and oceanography Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish. Oceanogr. 70(4), Page 270-283, 2006   [Information]   Book reviews   Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish. Oceanogr. 70(4), Page 284-285, 2006   Minutes of the executive committee Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish. Oceanogr. 70(4), Page 286-287, 2006