August 8, 2023

1st Kuroshima Research Institute Training

For three days from June 28th to 30th, our company held eight employees for the first time in Kuroshima.

This training was originally supposed to be held in May, but it was postponed due to the attack on Typhoon No. 2, which occurred just before the event, and the event was held in June, about a month later.

Perhaps because of this, the participants were fully enthusiastic about the day, and they gathered at the meeting place, Ishigaki Island, from all over the country, and all of them were able to join Kuroshima as planned without missing a single person.

Upon arrival, we met up with the people from Kuroshima Research Institute and cleaned the area along with a check-in on Nishinohama, the spawning site.

Unlike the beaches in Honshu, the beaches, made up of rough coral sand on Kuroshima, are difficult for the legs to sink, making it difficult for all employees to find themselves in a difficult situation.

With the cooperation of eight employees of our company, as well as those at Kuroshima Research Institute, we ultimately collected as much waste as four container bags, and worked to beautify the area. .

In the afternoon, we boarded the "AKARI" donated by our company and inspected the waters near Kuroshima.

At the same time, snorkeling and actually witnessing the beautiful sea painted by coral reefs.

All participants have renewed their resolve to ESG activities.

A lecture was held at Kuroshima Research Institute in the evening, and staff members explained the types of sea turtles and ecology that we had not normally noticed.

Learn about the regional and environmental characteristics of three species of sea turtles, loggerhead, green sea turtle, and hawksbill, to spawn.

It was a great opportunity to reaffirm how important Kuroshima is to sea turtles.

The next day, a sea turtle release ceremony was held with the kindness of a research institute before the ferry departs from Kuroshima.

The green sea turtle, 41.0 cm instep and weighing 8.7 kg, was chosen for the release type, was released from the beach by our employees.

For nearly five minutes, I continued my dive towards the sea, and then, for the last time I could no longer see it floating on the surface of the sea to take a breather, and headed back into the wilderness.

This release ceremony concludes the training at Kuroshima.

Kinkai Yusen will continue to provide regular support to Kuroshima Research Institute through maintenance assistance and volunteering at AKARI, as well as striving to raise awareness of environmental activities for employees, and seeking better ESG management.

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