The 15th Franco-Japanese Symposium of Oceanography "Marine Productivity, Perturbations and Resilience of Socio-Ecosystems," organized by the long-standing partners Société franco-japonaise d'Océanographie de France and Société franco-japonaise d'Océanographie du Japon, reviewed the impacts of natural (storms, typhoons, earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.) and man-made (pollution, buildings in coastal areas, aquaculture, tourism, sports, diving, etc.) perturbations inflicted on coastal and marine environments. The Symposium examined the resilience of affected socio-ecosystems along with governance responses for these global/local environments.
Part I: Special Introductory Communication - Part II: Natural Disturbances.- Part III: Anthropogenic Disturbances.- Part IV: Ecosystem Based Approach.- Part V: People, Institutions and the Sea.- Part VI: Status and Future of Marine Protected Areas.- Part VII: Round Table: Sato-umi, the Wealth of the Commons.- Part VIII: Short and Preliminary Communications.