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Coastal Area 13006 Adjacent waters of Shitomo, Ano, and Iwata River mouths

Basic Information A separate window opensReferences

Relevant municipalities Tsu, Mie Prefecture
Area (km2) 26

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 the mouths of the Shitomo, Ano, and Iwata Rivers. These waters are breeding and spawning grounds for numerous birds and fish.

Environment / Habitat infromation A separate window opensData source

Tidal mud flats (km2) 0.1
Moba (seaweed bed) (km2)
Coral reef coverage (km2)
Natural coast (km) 2.6
Rate of natural coast (%) 23.8
Sand bank / submerged sand bank
Other habitats

Species information (*) A separate window opensData source

Criteria 1
<Bivalva, Gastropoda>
Cyclina sinensis
Corbicula japonica
Criteria 2
<Mamal>
Neophocaena phocaenoides (Fineless porpoise)
<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]
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)
Larus ridibundus (Black-headed Gull)
<Pisces>
Ammodytes personatus (Japanese sand lance)[Sp]
Seriola quinqueradiata (Japanese amberjack)[Sp]
Trachurus japonicus (Japanese jack mackerel)[Sp]
<Cephalopoda>
Amphioctopus fangsiao (Ocellated octopus)
Octopus vulgaris (Common octopus)
Criteria 3
<Aves>
Podiceps cristatus (Great Crested Grebe)
Sterna albifrons (Little Tern)
<Pisces>
Anguilla japonica (Japanese eel)
<Insecta>
Cicindela laetescripta
<Crustacea>
Ilyoplax pusilla
Macrophthalmus japonicus
Criteria 7
<Crustacea>
Macrophthalmus japonicus
<Bivalva, Gastropoda>
Cerithidea rhizophorarum
Corbicula japonica
<Vascular Plants>
Artemisia fukudo

* 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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