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Coastal Area 17201 Shichiri-nagahama coast

Basic Information A separate window opensReferences

Relevant municipalities Tsugaru, Goshogawara, Ajigasawa, Aomori Prefecture
Area (km2) 63

Reason(s) for selection A separate window opensCriteria

Selected due to high levels for the criteria 2 and selected by MARXAN software.

Characteristics A separate window opensReferences

These are the waters in the vicinity of Shichiri-nagahama coast on the Sea of Japan side of the Tsugaru Peninsula. In these waters extend the Byobuyama sand dunes, dunes 3-4 km wide that run along roughly 29 km of sandy shores from the mouth of Lake Jusanko south to the mouth of Ajigasawa Bay. As a sandy shore with no human inhabitants, Shichiri-nagahama coast retains its natural state to a high degree (Sakurai, personal communication). Innumerable wetlands large and small, including Lake Tappi, are scattered over the area extending inland from the windbreak forest. In the areas of the mouths of Lake Jusanko and the Iwaki River live brackish-water benthos such as Asian clam and others (Ministry of the Environment, 2001).

Environment / Habitat infromation A separate window opensData source

Tidal mud flats (km2)
Moba (seaweed bed) (km2)
Coral reef coverage (km2)
Natural coast (km) 19
Rate of natural coast (%) 56.6
Sand bank / submerged sand bank
Other habitats

Species information (*) A separate window opensData source

Criteria 1
<Aves>
Riparia riparia (Sand Martin)
<Bivalva, Gastropoda>
Corbicula japonica
Criteria 2
<Aves>
Larus crassirostris (Black-tailed Gull)
Larus crassirostris (Black-tailed Gull)[Br/Ne]
Larus schistisagus (Slaty-backed Gull)
Larus schistisagus (Slaty-backed Gull)[Br/Ne]
Sterna albifrons (Little Tern)
Sterna albifrons (Little Tern)[Br/Ne]
Pandion haliaetus (Osprey)[Br/Ne]
<Pisces>
Sebastes schlegelii (Korean rockfish)[Sp]
Hyporhamphus sajori (Japanese halfbeak)[Sp]
<Cephalopoda>
Octopus vulgaris (Common octopus)
Criteria 3
<Aves>
Podiceps cristatus (Great Crested Grebe)
Sterna albifrons (Little Tern)
<Pisces>
Anguilla japonica (Japanese eel)
Lethenteron japonicum (Japanese lamprey)
Tribolodon brandtii (Pacific redfin )
Gastersosteus aculeatus aculeatus (Three-spined stickleback)
<Crustacea>
Chiromantes haematocheir
Criteria 7
<Pisces>
Lethenteron japonicum (Japanese lamprey)
Luciogobius guttatus (Flat-headed goby)
Gastersosteus aculeatus aculeatus (Three-spined stickleback)
<Vascular Plants>
Triglochin maritimum

* 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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