Time-course changes in the concentration of serum amyloid A (SAA), a major acute phase protein, were measured in a cat with pancreatitis over an 831-day period and compared with changes in WBC count and feline trypsin-like immunoreactivity (fTLI). SAA concentration was increased at the onset of the disease and gradually decreased over 5 days of treatment with an improvement in the clinical condition. In contrast, fTLI concentration and WBC count were not increased at the onset of the disease but increased gradually during the 5 days of treatment. Long-term monitoring from days 68 to 831 revealed a good correlation between SAA concentration and the reoccurrence of clinical signs in the cat; however, WBC count did not increase even with the exacerbation of disease. These findings suggest that the SAA concentration may be a useful marker for evaluating response to treatment and disease exacerbation in feline pancreatitis.

Toward clarifying structural factors in the lack of fishery successors and devising countermeasures to such lack, this paper analyzes the applicability of AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process). The DEMATEL (DEcision MAking Trial and Evaluation Laboratory) method, based on a pair comparison questionnaire survey, was used to clarify the factors constituting the structure of the problem. The ISM (Interpretive Structural Modeling) method examined the relationship between the causes and effects of the factors identified by DEMATEL by setting the boundaries of 1 ("yes") and 0 ("no") for the data obtained by DEMATEL.AHP was then used to weight three evaluation criteria (industrial, cultural, regional maintenance), and then to rank them. The resulting weighting was used to rank the effectiveness of each remedial measure in terms of each of the evaluation criteria.

Purpose of this study is to analyze a role of exchange between urbanresident and fishing community for the eco-social system which is defined as coexisting system with human beings and environment in a region. In this paper, as a case study on exchange between urban resident and fishing community, the activities of the fishermen are examined and analysis on the activities of the fishermen aiming at conservationand application of the fishery resources and sustainable fishery and fishing communities from viewpoint of regional eco-social system is conducted. As a result, the subjects for developing eco-social system in the fishing communities so efficiently and functionally are restoration and conservation of natural environment, change of utilization method on substance resource in the coastal area and reform of social structure. Exchange between urban resident and fishing community is contributing to not only financial substitution for catching fishery but also understanding on fishery and marine environment for the general public. Therefore, to develop exchange between urban resident and fishing community positively is expected that eco-social system would be functioning sufficiently. KEYWORDS ; eco-social system, exchange between urban resident and fishing community, sustainable fishing communities

The Hokkaido Marine Vision (MV21) has been formulated as a long-term plan for improvement of fishing villages in Hokkaido. To implement MV21, preparing its follow-up program and examination of newly raised issues are required. Also, concurrently with the formulation of the MV21, seven model areas are planned. To implement the plan for these areas, anticipated issues for each area will be followed-up, and new issues areassessed. Furthermore, the benefits of a new ocean-use project, which is currently under planning for promotion of these model areas, and the effects of the implementation of the MV21 on each model area are examined.

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