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Coastal Area 16103 Matsugawara coast

Basic Information A separate window opensReferences

Relevant municipalities Daisen, Tottori Prefecture
Area (km2) 19

Reason(s) for selection A separate window opensCriteria

Selected due to high levels for the criteria 2.

Characteristics A separate window opensReferences

These waters extend from the vicinity of Mikuriya on the coast of the town of Daisen, Tottori Prefecture to the vicinity of Matsugawara. These waters are home to continuous seaweed beds.

Environment / Habitat infromation A separate window opensData source

Tidal mud flats (km2) 0.1
Moba (seaweed bed) (km2) 3.2
Coral reef coverage (km2)
Natural coast (km) 1.1
Rate of natural coast (%) 9.6
Sand bank / submerged sand bank
Other habitats

Species information (*) A separate window opensData source

Criteria 2
<Aves>
Monticola solitarius (Blue Rock-thrush)[Br/Ne]
Larus crassirostris (Black-tailed Gull)
Larus crassirostris (Black-tailed Gull)[Br/Ne]
Larus schistisagus (Slaty-backed Gull)
Larus schistisagus (Slaty-backed Gull)[Br/Ne]
Larus canus (Mew Gull )
Phalacrocorax carbo (Great Cormorant)[Br/Ne]
Larus hyperboreus (Glaucous Gull)
Larus argentatus (European Herring Gull)
Phalacrocorax pelagicus (Pelagic Cormorant)
Phalacrocorax pelagicus (Pelagic Cormorant)[Br/Ne]
<Pisces>
Branchiostegus japonicus (Horsehead tilefish)[Sp]
Trichiurus japonicus (Largehead hairtail)[Sp]
Trachurus japonicus (Japanese jack mackerel)[Sp]
Sardinops melanostictus (Japanese pilchard)[Sp]
<Cephalopoda>
Todarodes pacificus (Japanese flying squid)
Octopus vulgaris (Common octopus)
Loligo bleekeri (Spear squid)
Criteria 3
<Aves>
Phalacrocorax pelagicus (Pelagic Cormorant)

* 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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