Analysis of chemical substance accumulation in fishes and molluscs

Fiscal Year

2018

Title

Analysis of chemical substance accumulation in fishes and molluscs

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
2018/04/01 - 2019/03/31
Research Area
Off Sanriku
Category
Others(Measurements of the smples)
Overview
The team quantify chemical substances in fishes and molluscs to monitor the their pollution induced by tsunami. We also estimate the trophic position of these samples to better understand the pollution reality with considering the bioaccumulation of chemical substances.

Investigation Item and Data Acquisition

Investigation ItemData Acquisition
Analysis of chemical substancesFish, Molluscs
Nitrogen isotopic analysis of amino acidsFish, Molluscs

Reference

Related Observation Result
FY2018 Analysis of chemical substance accumulation in fishes and molluscs

Person in charge of Investigation

Representative personNaohiko Ohkouchi
OrganizationJapan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
DepartmentDepartment of Biogeochemistry

Keywords

Fiscal Year2018
OrganizationJapan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
CategoryOthers
Research AreaNorth Sanriku
South Sanriku
Off Tohoku
DisciplineOcean environment -> Organic chlorine compounds
Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Fishes
Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Mollusks