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Coastal Area 16105 Dozen of Oki Islands

Basic Information A separate window opensReferences

Relevant municipalities Ama, Nishinoshima, Chibu, Shimane Prefecture
Area (km2) 284

Reason(s) for selection A separate window opensCriteria

Selected due to high levels for the criteria 8, and selected by MARXAN software.

Characteristics A separate window opensReferences

These are the waters in the vicinity of the Dozen Islands (a group of islands consisting of Chiburijima, Nakanoshima, and Nishinoshima islands) in the Oki Islands. The coastal waters in the vicinity of the Oki Islands are home to the greatest diversity of species of seaweed in the Sea of Japan, including many rare species (Ministry of the Environment, 2001). They also are a habitat for Caulerpa scalpelliformis (designated a protected species by Japan). Hoshinokami Island to the north is a natural monument as a streaked shearwater breeding ground. These waters also include a Japanese murrelet (an IUCN endangered species) breeding colony (BirdLife International, 2012).

Environment / Habitat infromation A separate window opensData source

Tidal mud flats (km2)
Moba (seaweed bed) (km2) 8.1
Coral reef coverage (km2)
Natural coast (km) 186.4
Rate of natural coast (%) 83.4
Sand bank / submerged sand bank
Other habitats

Species information (*) A separate window opensData source

Criteria 2
<Aves>
Apus pacificus (Pacific Swift)[Br/Ne]
Monticola solitarius (Blue Rock-thrush)[Br/Ne]
Phalacrocorax capillatus (Japanese Cormorant)
Phalacrocorax capillatus (Japanese Cormorant)[Br/Ne]
Egretta sacra (Pacific Reef-egret)[Br/Ne]
Falco peregrinus (Peregrine Falcon)[Br/Ne]
Pandion haliaetus (Osprey)[Br/Ne]
<Pisces>
Engraulis japonicus (Japanese anchovy)[Sp]
Seriola quinqueradiata (Japanese amberjack)[Sp]
Trachurus japonicus (Japanese jack mackerel)[Sp]
Sardinops melanostictus (Japanese pilchard)[Sp]
Scomber japonicus (Chub mackerel)[Sp]
Pagrus major (Red seabream)[Sp]
<Cephalopoda>
Loligo edulis (Swordtip squid)
Todarodes pacificus (Japanese flying squid)
Criteria 3
<Pisces>
Anguilla japonica (Japanese eel)
Gastersosteus aculeatus aculeatus (Three-spined stickleback)
Criteria 7
<Pisces>
Luciogobius guttatus (Flat-headed goby)
Gastersosteus aculeatus aculeatus (Three-spined stickleback)
Criteria 8
<Natural Monuments>
Caulerpa scalpelliformis var. denticulata in the Oki Islands <Kurokiduta sanchi (in Japanese)>
Nesting site of Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas) in Hoshinokan-jima <Hoshinokan-jima oomizunagidori hansyoku-chi (in Japanese)>

* 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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