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Coastal Area 16701 Kashiwazaki coast

Basic Information A separate window opensReferences

Relevant municipalities Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture
Area (km2) 29

Reason(s) for selection A separate window opensCriteria

Selected due to high levels for the criteria 2.

Characteristics A separate window opensReferences

These are the waters in the vicinity of the Port of Kashiwazaki in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture. They include spawning grounds and breeding grounds of multiple species of fish and birds.

Environment / Habitat infromation A separate window opensData source

Tidal mud flats (km2)
Moba (seaweed bed) (km2) 0.4
Coral reef coverage (km2)
Natural coast (km) 2.7
Rate of natural coast (%) 22.7
Sand bank / submerged sand bank
Other habitats

Species information (*) A separate window opensData source

Criteria 1
<Aves>
Riparia riparia (Sand Martin)
<Pisces>
Cottus kazika (Fourspine sculpin)
Criteria 2
<Aves>
Monticola solitarius (Blue Rock-thrush)[Br/Ne]
Larus crassirostris (Black-tailed Gull)
Larus crassirostris (Black-tailed Gull)[Br/Ne]
Egretta sacra (Pacific Reef-egret)[Br/Ne]
Charadrius dubius (Little Ringed Plover)[Br/Ne]
Riparia riparia (Sand Martin)[Br/Ne]
<Pisces>
Sebastes schlegelii (Korean rockfish)[Sp]
Hyporhamphus sajori (Japanese halfbeak)[Sp]
Trachurus japonicus (Japanese jack mackerel)[Sp]
Sardinops melanostictus (Japanese pilchard)[Sp]
Pagrus major (Red seabream)[Sp]
<Cephalopoda>
Octopus vulgaris (Common octopus)
Criteria 3
<Aves>
Sterna albifrons (Little Tern)
<Pisces>
Cottus kazika (Fourspine sculpin)

* 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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