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Coastal Area 11506 Cape Nakayama southern coast

Basic Information A separate window opensReferences

Relevant municipalities Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture
Area (km2) 8

Reason(s) for selection A separate window opensCriteria

Selected due to high levels for the criteria 2.

Characteristics A separate window opensReferences

These are the coastal waters on the south side of Cape Nakayama. Streaked shearwater and other species can be seen here.

Environment / Habitat infromation A separate window opensData source

Tidal mud flats (km2)
Moba (seaweed bed) (km2) 0.017
Coral reef coverage (km2)
Natural coast (km) 5.7
Rate of natural coast (%) 84
Sand bank / submerged sand bank
Other habitats

Species information (*) A separate window opensData source

Criteria 2
<Aves>
Calonectris leucomelas (Streaked Shearwater)
Calonectris leucomelas (Streaked Shearwater)[Br/Ne]
Pandion haliaetus (Osprey)[Br/Ne]
<Pisces>
Ammodytes personatus (Japanese sand lance)[Sp]
Sebastes schlegelii (Korean rockfish)[Sp]
<Cephalopoda>
Octopus vulgaris (Common octopus)
Criteria 4
<Aves>
Calonectris leucomelas (Streaked Shearwater)

* This is the species list of which meet the criteria. In that matter, this list does not include all species that inhabit the individual area.
Abbreviation in the information is as follows.
[Br/Ne] : Adjacent water of breeding area or nesting site
[Sp] : spawning area
[Ad] : species not used for analysis but add to the list because inhabit information was collected later
[Ex] : species used for analysis but considered to be possibly extinct in the EBSA region (area)
No mark : data of species distribution

 

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