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Coastal Area 15405 Adjacent waters of Port of Nagasaki

Basic Information A separate window opensReferences

Relevant municipalities Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture
Area (km2) 22

Reason(s) for selection A separate window opensCriteria

Selected by MARXAN software.

Characteristics A separate window opensReferences

These are the waters in the vicinity of the Port of Nagasaki. They include the spawning grounds of multiple fish.

Environment / Habitat infromation A separate window opensData source

Tidal mud flats (km2) 1
Moba (seaweed bed) (km2) 0.2
Coral reef coverage (km2)
Natural coast (km) 14.2
Rate of natural coast (%) 23.6
Sand bank / submerged sand bank
Other habitats

Species information (*) A separate window opensData source

Criteria 1
<Pisces>
Heminodus philippinus
Criteria 2
<Pisces>
Takifugu rubripes (Japanese pufferfish)[Sp]
Trachurus japonicus (Japanese jack mackerel)[Sp]
Sardinops melanostictus (Japanese pilchard)[Sp]
Scomber japonicus (Chub mackerel)[Sp]
Pagrus major (Red seabream)[Sp]
<Cephalopoda>
Sepioteuthis lessoniana (Bigfin Reef Squid)
Criteria 7
<Vascular Plants>
Carex rugulosa

* 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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