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Coastal Area 15403 Adjacent waters of Tachibana Bay and Maenoshima and Mukushima islands

Basic Information References

Relevant municipalities	Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture
Area (km²)	22

Reason(s) for selection Criteria

Selected by MARXAN software.

Characteristics References

These are the waters in the vicinity of Tachibana Bay and Maenoshima and Mukushima Islands in the town of Iimori, Nagasaki Prefecture. There are expansive seaweed beds in the vicinity of the Maenoshima and Mukushima Islands.

Environment / Habitat infromation Data source

Tidal mud flats (km²)	1
Moba (seaweed bed) (km²)	0.8
Coral reef coverage (km²)
Natural coast (km)	11.9
Rate of natural coast (%)	71.6
Sand bank / submerged sand bank
Other habitats

Species information (*) Data source

Criteria 1

<Bivalva, Gastropoda>

Angustassiminea castanea

Cassidula plecotrematoides japonica

Criteria 2

<Mamal>

Neophocaena phocaenoides (Fineless porpoise)

<Aves>

Phalacrocorax capillatus (Japanese Cormorant)

Phalacrocorax capillatus (Japanese Cormorant)[Br/Ne]

Larus crassirostris (Black-tailed Gull)

Larus crassirostris (Black-tailed Gull)[Br/Ne]

Larus argentatus (European Herring Gull)

Sardinops melanostictus (Japanese pilchard)[Sp]

Scomber japonicus (Chub mackerel)[Sp]

Criteria 3

<Bivalva, Gastropoda>

Ellobium chinense

Pythia cecillei

* 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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