(Development of WISE Program to foster AI Professionals
for Marine Industries)

At the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Ichthyological Society of Japan, held on October 9th and 12th, 2026,Graduate students of this universityAkira Eto received the Best Oral Presentation Award.

【Winner】
Akira Eto (3rd year, doctoral course, Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology)

[Title of award-winning research]
Food web structure of benthic fish communities and the role of pelagic crustaceans in the deep sea of ​​Suruga Bay

[Details of award-winning research]
This study revealed the feeding habits of a total of 68 species from 49 families, including previously reported fish species. The survey found that most of the pelagic crustaceans responsible for nutrient supply were the decapoda species *Sakura shrimp*, *Beni-sakura shrimp*, and the krill *Euphausia similis*, suggesting that in the deep sea of ​​Suruga Bay, many of the intermediate trophic levels connecting the lower and higher trophic levels are supported by only a small number of species.