Mutsu Bay
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Names
Mutsu Bay is the dominant English term used in English for the body of water; however, it has historically been referred to as the Gulf of Mutsu.[1] The Japanese name for the body of water is Script error: No such module "Nihongo"..
Geography
Mutsu Bay is bordered by the Tsugaru Peninsula to the west and the Shimokita Peninsula to the east and north. It has an east-west distance of approximately Script error: No such module "convert". and a north-south distance of approximately Script error: No such module "convert". at its eastern end, with a total area of approximately Script error: No such module "convert".. The outlet of the bay is the Script error: No such module "convert". wide Tairadate Strait which connects Mutsu Bay to the Tsugaru Strait separating the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido. The bay has an average depth of Script error: No such module "convert"., with a maximum depth of Script error: No such module "convert". near its outlet to the Tsugaru Strait.[2]
Mutsu Bay includes Aomori Bay in the southwest, Noheji Bay in the southeast, and Ōminato Bay to the northeast.
Resources
Economically, the shallow waters of the bay are an important fishery, with the cultivation of scallops predominating.[3] Other products commercially harvested include Sea cucumber, Olive flounder and Ascidiacea.[4] The fisheries were severely damaged by the 2010 Northern Hemisphere summer heat waves.
In the year 2002, the Ministry of the Environment classified some tidal flats of the eastern Mutsu Bay shoreline to be one of the 500 Important Wetlands in Japan.[5]
Pacific white-sided dolphins are regular migrants into the bay annually, and whale watching and surveys using ferries have been conducted.[6][7]
Gallery
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Mutsu Bay from Asamushi Onsen
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Mutsu Bay
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The southern part of Mutsu Bay as seen from the air over the Tsugaru Peninsula. Aomori Bay is in the center of the photograph with Noheji Bay in the top left corner.
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References
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- ↑ Mutsuwan Ferry. 青森・陸奥湾 イルカ情報. Retrieved on March 25, 2017
- ↑ Kiyokawa H.. 2016. Study on the Migratory Behavior of Pacific White-Sided Dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens in The Mutsu Bay, Aomori Prefecture (pdf). Journal of Aomori University Multidisciplinary Research Institute. Vol.17, No.2, pp.12-25. Retrieved on March 25, 2017
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