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Aquatic BioGX Initiative
First-mover access to the Japan-origin blue-green market — decarbonization and nature recovery in one platform

The Aquatic BioGX Initiative coordinates four parallel working groups (carbon, environment, biodiversity, monitoring) built on microalgae, across industry, national & local government, academia, and civil partners. Joining at the FY2026 founding stage secures priority access to nation-scale real-ocean fields and offtake rights for high-quality credits.

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Benefits

First-mover access to the blue-green market

Priority access to high-quality ocean-derived carbon credits

Durable "blue carbon" (deep-sea CDR) credits — expected to command higher prices and rarity than forestry credits — plus future biodiversity credits, are procured and reserved (offtake rights) from the development stage.

Demonstration fields for new business & technology

Demonstrate your sensing, materials (biodegradable sheets, etc.), marine civil engineering, and water-treatment technologies in a nation-scale real-ocean field and build a track record of deployment.

A strong ESG / TNFD narrative

Participation in a frontier project that simultaneously achieves Net Zero and Nature Positive is the strongest possible ESG pitch to investors and shareholders.

Restoring "abundant seas" and supporting fisheries

Microalgae-anchored food-web recovery targets the rebuild of declining commercial fishery resources (shellfish, finfish) — delivering direct support to local fisheries.

Activities

Working groups backcast from the long-term vision

Annual symposium

Once-a-year full-membership symposium. The first edition is scheduled for 30 January 2026.

Working groups

Working groups assess foundational data, build a social-implementation roadmap, and develop policy recommendations. Chairs are elected by participating full members and must be full or nominated members. Each WG meets 3–5 times per year; the set expands as needed.

Carbon Sequestration — methodology for microalgae-based carbon sequestration including fishery-resource valorization
Environmental Improvement & Resource Circulation — microalgae-based remediation and aquatic biomass circular materials
Biodiversity — methodology for biodiversity improvement and assessment anchored on primary-producer recovery
Monitoring & Evaluation — satellite- and AI-based methodology for aquatic carbon-sequestration and biodiversity evaluation

Alliance-led commercialization & social implementation

Multi-member alliances drive commercial social implementation, and joint initiatives accelerate deployment.

Membership Plans

Four plans to match your engagement level

Annual fee: 1 unit = JPY 200,000. Choose a unit count that matches your engagement.

standard1

Standard (1 unit)

JPY 200,000 / yr

standard2

Standard (2 units)

JPY 400,000 / yr

standard5

Standard (5 units)

JPY 1,000,000 / yr

special10

Special (10 units)

JPY 2,000,000 / yr

Scope	Standard (1 unit)	Standard (2 units)	Standard (5 units)	Special (10 units)
Annual symposium · member-logo on website · newsletter	○	○	○	○ · Special Member logo
Working groups	1 WG	2 WGs	All	All
WG minutes & archive	Assigned WG only	Assigned WGs only	All	All
Slack communication	Assigned WG only (single-channel)	Assigned WGs only (multi-channel)	All (workspace member)	All (workspace member)
Governance engagement	—	—	Submit agenda to Steering Committee	Associate member · General Meeting · Steering Committee observer
Nominated-member nomination right *	—	—	—	Yes

* Nominated members (standard-member equivalent, annual fee waived) may be proposed by Special Members for operational, deliberative, and academic contributions.

Join the Initiative

Become a FY2026 founding member

Membership inquiry, fee scheme, WG assignment, and data-sharing boundaries are negotiated individually.

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Aquatic BioGX Initiative First-mover access to the Japan-origin blue-green market — decarbonization and nature recovery in one platform