MOE home > Nature and Parks > EBSA home > Offshore Seafloor > 307 Northern Ogasawara Plateau
Area (km2) | 4919 |
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Maximum water depth (m) | 5644 |
Selected due to high levels for criteria 5 and 6, and selected by MARXAN software.
These waters cover areas at depths of 1500-2500m. Research has shown high levels of biological diversity at depths of 1500-2500m (Rex, 1973). These waters include seamounts.
Seamount
* 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.