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Coastal Area 17101 Shirakami coast

Basic Information A separate window opensReferences

Relevant municipalities Happo, Akita Prefecture, Fukaura, Ajigasawa, Aomori Prefecture
Area (km2) 203

Reason(s) for selection A separate window opensCriteria

Selected by MARXAN software.

Characteristics A separate window opensReferences

These are the waters off the Shirakami-sanchi coast in Akita and Aomori Prefectures. The reef areas of these waters are home to expansive connected seaweed bed ecosystems. They include breeding grounds and spawning grounds of multiple species of birds and fish.

Environment / Habitat infromation A separate window opensData source

Tidal mud flats (km2)
Moba (seaweed bed) (km2) 23.4
Coral reef coverage (km2)
Natural coast (km) 58
Rate of natural coast (%) 43.7
Sand bank / submerged sand bank
Other habitats

Species information (*) A separate window opensData source

Criteria 1
<Pisces>
Cottus kazika (Fourspine sculpin)
Criteria 2
<Aves>
Monticola solitarius (Blue Rock-thrush)[Br/Ne]
Phalacrocorax capillatus (Japanese Cormorant)
Phalacrocorax capillatus (Japanese Cormorant)[Br/Ne]
Larus crassirostris (Black-tailed Gull)
Larus crassirostris (Black-tailed Gull)[Br/Ne]
Charadrius dubius (Little Ringed Plover)[Br/Ne]
Charadrius alexandrinus (Kentish Plover)[Br/Ne]
Pandion haliaetus (Osprey)[Br/Ne]
<Pisces>
Maurolicus japonicus (North Pacific lightfish)[Sp]
Sebastes schlegelii (Korean rockfish)[Sp]
Hyporhamphus sajori (Japanese halfbeak)[Sp]
Arctoscopus japonicus (Japanese sandfish)[Sp]
Paralichthys olivaceus (Bastard halibut)[Sp]
<Cephalopoda>
Octopus vulgaris (Common octopus)
Loligo bleekeri (Spear squid)
Criteria 3
<Pisces>
Cottus kazika (Fourspine sculpin)
Cottus hangiongensis
Leucopsarion petersii (Ice goby )
Gymnogobius petschiliensis
Tribolodon brandtii (Pacific redfin )
Gastersosteus aculeatus aculeatus (Three-spined stickleback)
<Bivalva, Gastropoda>
Littorina brevicula
Criteria 7
<Pisces>
Luciogobius guttatus (Flat-headed goby)
Gastersosteus aculeatus aculeatus (Three-spined stickleback)
<Vascular Plants>
Triglochin maritimum

* 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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