Nanae Fresh-Water Station was established as one of the field stations named Nanae Fish-Culture Experimental Station, belonging Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University at 1959.  This station assumes an obligation to an educational function as Aquaculture Facility for the Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University.  The duty of this station is determined in a departmental order of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.  Therefore, this Station supports firstly the education and research conducted Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University.  In addition, this Station support educations and researches conducted by other Faculties of Hokkaido University, Research Institute.  This Station has also provided with fish and eggs to several aquariums in Japan for their educational presentation, while with educational lectures and experiments to students of elementary to high school students.
　Original research programs, described below, are performed in this station.