This department contributes to the education and research on socio-economic studies focusing on fisheries distribution and management, information processing, and related fields. We seek to provide high quality, interdisciplinary education with the following student learning: 1. To demonstrate knowledge of socio-economic backgrounds covering production, distribution, and consumption. 2. To demonstrate knowledge of the fisheries industry in Japan and internationally. 3. To comprehend the industry in general by using the collected data and information. 4. To contribute to the distribution, management, and administration of the fisheries industry.

This department conducts education and research in the area where marine and fisheries engineering merges with mechanical engineering ─ a field that is based on physics but also incorporates biology and chemistry. The department seeks to endow students with a broad array of technological capabilities related to the development of machinery used in fisheries, the sustainable utilization of fisheries resources, and the conservation of marine environments, so that graduates can actively contribute to the industry in a wide variety of ways, including the development of machinery related to the marine environment, ships and food. Students who graduate from this department and take up further study in Marine Engineering in the Advanced Course can obtain certification as a ship officer, enabling them to work as a chief engineer or engineer on a ship traveling on international waters.

The department administers a comprehensive education and research program that uses the latest technology to study a wide variety of the basic scientific principles necessary for breeding and reproduction technology used in fisheries, animals, and plants while seeking harmony with nature. The department is dedicated to cultivating graduates who are capable of serving as leaders, through the public office or real-world fisheries, and who are equipped with advanced problem-solving skills. In addition, the department also cultivates people for involvement in "creation and cultivation" type fisheries activities, such as breeding and reproduction.