Contributing to Restoration of Tidal Flats in Miyagi Prefecture’s Moune Bay Following the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

Susumu Chiba,Katsuhide Yokoyama,Takeshi Sonoda,Makoto Hatakeyama

doi:10.1007/978-4-431-55558-2_7

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Abstract

The Great East Japan Earthquake destroyed many artificial structures on the coast of northeastern Japan, and as a result it restored wetlands in many places. To conserve these wetlands, we started to estimate the ecological and economic values of a restored mudflat in Moune Bay, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Our tasks could be classified into three main categories: (1) establish the distribution of commercially important clams; (2) investigate the dynamics of the benthic community inhabiting the tidal flats and the floor of the bay; and (3) create a system so that monitoring of the tidal flat environment—including the two tasks mentioned—could be performed by nonspecialists. We hope that our actions will help to stimulate discussion about how Japan’s coastal areas should be used.

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