Sampling of a benthos for prey composition data creation of a benthos for development of a Ecopath ecosystem model in the Sanriku offshore area of the Tohoku Region

Fiscal Year

2017

Title

Sampling of a benthos for prey composition data creation of a benthos for development of a Ecopath ecosystem model in the Sanriku offshore area of the Tohoku Region

Project and Theme

Project 3. Research on factors controlling open ocean benthopelagic ecosystem dynamics
Representative Organization: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Research on factors controlling open ocean benthopelagic ecosystem dynamics
Representative personYoshihiro Fujiwara
OrganizationJapan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
DepartmentEastern Japan Marine Ecosystems Dynamics Project team

Research Information

Period and Interval
2018/02/01 - 2018/02/02, 2018/02/20 - 2018/02/23
About 5 days during a survey period
Research Area
Offshore of Iwate
Research Point Table
Polygon
Nameoperating area
Coordinates40.457417,141.66235/40.476667,141.761667/40.394283,142.12045/39.551217,142.523117/38.870617,142.1497/38.8814,141.693917/38.97995,141.597683
Category
Research Cruise
Overview
We join the bottom trawl survey conducted by Iwate Fisheries Technology Center using the Iwate-Maru in the Iwate offshore area and get a benthos.

Investigation Item and Data Acquisition

Investigation ItemData Acquisition
Benthos sampling by bottom trawlBenthos

Person in charge of Investigation

Representative personYumiko Yara
OrganizationJapan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
DepartmentProject Team for Analyses of Changes in East Japan Marine Ecosystems, Research Unit for Ecosystem Model and Data Management

Keywords

Fiscal Year2017
OrganizationJapan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
CategoryResearch Cruise
Research AreaNorth Sanriku
South Sanriku
DisciplineOcean biology / Ocean ecology -> Biological classification
Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Fishes