500 Important Wetlands in Japan
Aomori

No.66

Mutsu-wan (Ominato-wan, Harabetsu-kaigan, Kominatoasadokoro-kaigan and nearshore waters of Eastern Aomori-wan)

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Criteria for selection:1,3,4

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City:C/Town:T/
Village:V
Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection
Mutsu C,
Aomori C,
Noheji T,
Hiranai T, etc.
Tidal flat, Shallow sea areas, Seagrass beds Seagrasses Noheji-wan Habitat of Zostera caespitosa.
Seagrasses Nearshore waters of eastern Aomori-wan Habitat of Zostera marina, Z. japonica, Z. caulescens and Z. caespitosa.
Geese and ducks Mutsu-wan (Ominato-wan, Harabetsu-kaigan, Kominatoasadokoro- kaigan) Wintering sites of Cygnus cygnus and Branta bernicla.
Benthos Kominatoasadokoro- kaigan The largest tidal flat in Mutsu-wan (bay). Habitat of Upogebia major, Umbonium costatum, Ruditapes philippinarum and Macrophthalmus japonicus.

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