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Coastal Area 17003 Adjacent waters of Omono River mouth

Basic Information A separate window opensReferences

Relevant municipalities Akita, Akita Prefecture
Area (km2) 4

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 waters in the vicinity of the mouth of the Omono River in Akita Prefecture. Since it has few dams or other river facilities the Omono River is a river whose watershed retains many natural features, and as a result numerous species swim upstream from these waters. They also include the breeding grounds of numerous bird species.

Environment / Habitat infromation A separate window opensData source

Tidal mud flats (km2)
Moba (seaweed bed) (km2)
Coral reef coverage (km2)
Natural coast (km) 5.4
Rate of natural coast (%) 88.9
Sand bank / submerged sand bank
Other habitats

Species information (*) A separate window opensData source

Criteria 1
<Pisces>
Cottus kazika (Fourspine sculpin)
Criteria 2
<Aves>
Sterna hirundo (Common Tern)
Sterna hirundo (Common Tern)[Br/Ne]
Monticola solitarius (Blue Rock-thrush)[Br/Ne]
Larus crassirostris (Black-tailed Gull)
Larus crassirostris (Black-tailed Gull)[Br/Ne]
Phalacrocorax carbo (Great Cormorant)[Br/Ne]
Sterna albifrons (Little Tern)
Sterna albifrons (Little Tern)[Br/Ne]
Charadrius dubius (Little Ringed Plover)[Br/Ne]
Charadrius alexandrinus (Kentish Plover)[Br/Ne]
Larus argentatus (European Herring Gull)
Pandion haliaetus (Osprey)[Br/Ne]
Larus ridibundus (Black-headed Gull)
Criteria 3
<Aves>
Sterna albifrons (Little Tern)
<Pisces>
Gasterosteus sp.
Cottus kazika (Fourspine sculpin)
Leucopsarion petersii (Ice goby )
<Insecta>
Cicindela laetescripta

* 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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