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Coastal Area 13903 Adjacent waters of Cape Ashizuri

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Relevant municipalities Tosashimizu, Kochi Prefecture
Area (km2) 186

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These waters extend from Cape Nuno to Cape Kanae, centered on Cape Ashizuri. The vicinity of Cape Ashizuri is very high in biodiversity (particularly for fish). At Oki Meretrix lamarckii are prolific, and there are numerous Latona cuneata, Chion semigranosa, and Hippa pacifica as well (Itani, personal communication). Coral is distributed at Tosashimizu Uhae Hirabae and along the nearby Minokoshi Coast. These coral are very diverse in species, and they include rare species as well (Ministry of the Environment, 2001). In addition, one of the two pods of Bryde's whale in the vicinity of Japan is distributed in these waters (Hattori, Yamamura, 2014a).

Environment / Habitat infromation A separate window opensData source

Tidal mud flats (km2)
Moba (seaweed bed) (km2) 2.8
Coral reef coverage (km2) 0.1
Natural coast (km) 68.1
Rate of natural coast (%) 65.7
Sand bank / submerged sand bank
Other habitats

Species information (*) A separate window opensData source

Criteria 1
<Pisces>
Lates japonicus (Japanese lates)
Cottus kazika (Fourspine sculpin)
<Bivalva, Gastropoda>
Stenomelania rufescens
Corbicula japonica
Criteria 2
<Mamal>
Balaenoptera edeni (Bryde's whale)
<Aves>
Apus pacificus (Pacific Swift)[Br/Ne]
Monticola solitarius (Blue Rock-thrush)[Br/Ne]
<Pisces>
Parapristipoma trilineatum (Chicken grunt)[Sp]
Etrumeus teres (Red-eye round herring)[Sp]
Engraulis japonicus (Japanese anchovy)[Sp]
Scomber australasicus (Blue mackerel)[Sp]
Seriola quinqueradiata (Japanese amberjack)[Sp]
Trachurus japonicus (Japanese jack mackerel)[Sp]
Sardinops melanostictus (Japanese pilchard)[Sp]
Scomber japonicus (Chub mackerel)[Sp]
<Cephalopoda>
Loligo bleekeri (Spear squid)
Criteria 3
<Pisces>
Lates japonicus (Japanese lates)
Cottus kazika (Fourspine sculpin)
<Bivalva, Gastropoda>
Stenomelania rufescens
Littorina brevicula
Criteria 7
<Bivalva, Gastropoda>
Stenomelania rufescens
Corbicula japonica

* 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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