500 Important Wetlands in Japan
Hokkaido

No.36

Erimo-misaki Nearshore Waters

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Criteria for selection:1,3

City:C/Town:T/
Village:V
Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection
Erimo T Seaweed beds Marine algae Nearshore waters of Erimo-misaki Nearshore waters from Shoya, and Erimo-misaki (cape), to Erimo fishing port. Rocky shores are well developed. Here occur four species of Laminariales. Laminaria angustata (the areas' major species) found in the east of Erimo-misaki morphologically differs from that growing in the west. The site is threatened by invasion of a different type of kelp from other sea areas, and must be watched closely.

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