Survey on sessile organism assemblage around Otsuchi Bay

Fiscal Year

2015

Title

Survey on sessile organism assemblage around 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
Research Area
off Otsuchi Bay
Research Point Table
Point
Nameoff Ohakozaki
Coordinates39.344125,142.001547
NameO-ne
Coordinates39.353296,142.039252
Category
Field survey
Overview
We conduct ROV survey on sessile organism assemblage around Otsuchi Bay. We also examine the effect of tsunami on benthic communities at 90 m depth at the entrance of Otsuchi Bay.

Investigation Item and Data Acquisition

Investigation ItemData Acquisition
Remotely operated vehicle (ROV)sessile organism assemblage, benthic 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
Research AreaSouth Sanriku
DisciplineOcean biology / Ocean ecology -> Biological classification
Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Ecology
Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Others