Hokkaido
No.15 Shiretoko-hanto Rivers (where the natural upstream migration of Oncorhynchus keta and O.gorbuscha is observed) Criteria for selection:1,5 (Click to enlarge photo) City:C/Town:T/ Village:V Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection Shari T, Rausu T, Shibetsu T Rivers Freshwater fish Rivers in Shiretoko-hanto where the natural upstream migration of Oncorhynchus keta and O.gorbuscha is observed. The only habitat in Japan of Oncorhynchus keta and O. gorbuscha, where artificial stocking is not practiced. Natural upstream migration of the fish is observed here. [ Back ]
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