Survey on diversity of benthic organisms in Otsuchi Bay

Fiscal Year

2016

Title

Survey on diversity of benthic 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 person	Tomohiko Kawamura
Organization	Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute The University of Tokyo
Department	International Coastal Research Center, Coastal Ecosystem Restoration

Research Information

Period and Interval

2016/06/27 - 2016/06/28, 2016/10/11 - 2016/10/12

Research Area

Otsuchi Bay

Research Point Table

Point

Name	St.5' ROV
Coordinates	39.359458,142.006517
Name	St.6' ROV
Coordinates	39.364717,142.000083
Name	St. 6' ROV
Coordinates	39.364617,141.999117

Polygon

Name	St.1'
Coordinates	39.353678,142.041606/39.350542,142.042989
Name	St.1'-2
Coordinates	39.357686,142.044861/39.354631,142.04425
Name	St.2
Coordinates	39.367336,142.026461/39.36505,142.027328
Name	St.3
Coordinates	39.346964,142.010764/39.343647,142.011483
Name	St.5
Coordinates	39.357094,142.009458/39.355708,142.010508
Name	St.5'
Coordinates	39.359028,142.006397/39.358033,142.00795
Name	St.6'-1
Coordinates	39.365708,141.999533/39.364789,142.000522
Name	St.6'-2
Coordinates	39.365592,142.000075/39.364014,142.000917
Name	St.6'-3
Coordinates	39.364289,142.000228/39.365733,141.999117
Name	St.1'-2-1
Coordinates	39.3543,142.0429/39.35335,142.0407
Name	St.1'-2-2
Coordinates	39.352517,142.045567/39.350283,142.042283
Name	St. 2
Coordinates	39.365633,142.02895/39.363867,142.025083
Name	St. 5
Coordinates	39.3596,142.008517/39.358583,142.007833
Name	St. 6'-3-1
Coordinates	39.365133,141.999633/39.363667,141.999183
Name	St. 6'-3-2
Coordinates	39.36615,142.000417/39.365283,141.999633

Category

Field survey

Overview

We collect benthic organisms and observe benthic communities associate with bryozoan assemblage, by dredging and ROV investigation in Otsuchi Bay.

Investigation Item and Data Acquisition

Investigation Item	Data Acquisition
dredge	benthic organisms, bryozoan assemblage
Remotely operated vehicle (ROV)	benthic organisms, bryozoan assemblage

Person in charge of Investigation

Representative person	Masato Hirose
Organization	Kitasato University
Department	School of Marine Biosciences

Contact person about data & samples

Representative person	Masato Hirose
Organization	Kitasato University
Department	School of Marine Biosciences

Keywords

Fiscal Year	2016
Organization	Kitasato University
Category	Field survey
Research Area	South Sanriku
Discipline	Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Biological classification Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Others