Iwate
No.81
Sanriku-kaigan Offshore Seaweed Beds
Criteria for selection
:1,3
City:C/Town:T/
Village:V
Wetland type
Biota
Habitat
Reason for selection
Yamada T,
Otsuchi T,
Kamaishi C
Seaweed beds
Marine algae
Sanriku-kaigan
Undaria pinnatifida
coexists with kelp beds. These sea areas are rich in biodiversity. Large communities of
Sargassum yezoense
are found here.
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