Survey of benthic organisms in Otsuchi Bay

Fiscal Year

2014

Title

Survey 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 personTomohiko Kawamura
OrganizationAtmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
DepartmentInternational Coastal Research Center, Coastal Ecosystem Restoration

Research Information

Period and Interval
2015/02/23 - 2015/02/24
Research Area
Otsuchi Bay
Research Point Table
Point
NameStation 1
Coordinates39.34915,141.932217
Remarksinside
NameStation 2
Coordinates39.348733,141.933183
Remarksoutside
Category
Field survey
Overview
We collect benthic organisms at rocky habitats in Otsuchi Bay by SCUBA diving; the goal is to document the diversity and the changes of post-tsunami benthic fauna in the bay.

Investigation Item and Data Acquisition

Investigation ItemData Acquisition
SCUBA divingbenthic 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

Contact person about data & samples

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

Keywords

Fiscal Year2014
OrganizationAtmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
CategoryField survey
Research AreaSouth Sanriku
DisciplineOcean biology / Ocean ecology -> Biological classification
Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Others