Survey on sessile organisms in Otsuchi Bay

Fiscal Year

2015

Title

Survey on sessile organisms in Otsuchi Bay

Project and Theme

Project 2. Studies on the Mechanisms of Marine Ecosystem Change
Representative Organization: Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Theme2. Study on the disruption and subsequent recovery process in the ecosystem suffered from earthquake and tsunami
Representative personTomohiko Kawamura
OrganizationAtmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
DepartmentInternational Coastal Research Center, Coastal Ecosystem Restoration

Research Information

Period and Interval
2015/04/01 - 2016/03/31
once every three months
Research Area
Otsuchi Bay
Research Point Table
Point
NameMatsushima
Coordinates39.345317,141.917683
NameNagane
Coordinates39.3653,141.963367
NameHiraiso
Coordinates39.335033,141.928317
Category
Field survey, Mooring system (Observation buoy)
Overview
We deploy settlement panels at different localities in Otsuchi Bay; at each locality panels are spaced at 5 m depth intervals, with a logger for temperature attached to the each set of panels. The goal is to elucidate the seasonality of sessile organisms in different localities in the bay.

Investigation Item and Data Acquisition

Investigation ItemData Acquisition
settlement panelssessile organisms

Person in charge of Investigation

Representative personMasato Hirose
OrganizationAtmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
DepartmentInternational Coastal Research Center, Coastal Ecosystem Restoration

Keywords

Fiscal Year2015
OrganizationAtmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
CategoryField survey
Mooring system (Observation buoy)
Research AreaSouth Sanriku
DisciplineOcean physics -> Water temperature
Ocean physics -> Others
Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Biological classification
Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Biomass
Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Ecology
Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Others