JP160Awase tidal flat
Site Description
Wetlands
The site is a shallow sea area including tidal flat located in the north of Nakagusuku Bay in the middle of the main island of Okinawahonto, which provides diverse environment ranging from tidal flat and shallow waters of mud, sand and coral pebbles to seaweed beds, and coral shelves, which in turn provide habitats for migratory birds such as shorebirds, shellfish and crabs, and many other kinds of fish. In the seaweed zone of 112 ha, eight kinds of seaweed listed in the Red Data Book including Cymodocea serrulata, such endangered alga and fish species and some newly discovered shellfish exist.
A reclamation project of public water body by the government（Okinawa General Bureau）and Okinawa Prefecture is under way at Awase district in Nakagusuku Bay.
Area & Coordinates
550ha 26°18′N 127°50′E
region: Nansei Shoto Region, Okinawa
Category
A4i
Designation Type
World Heritage Candidate
Protection Status
Unprotected
Conservation issues
- Infrastructure
- Dredging/canalization
- Fill-in of wetland
Birds
Breeding resident
Egretta sacra, Ixobrychus cinnamomeus, Charadrius alexandrinus, Pycnonotus sinensis
Winter visitor
Egretta alba, Pluvialis fulva, Pluvialis squatarola, Charadrius dubius, Charadrius mongolus, Actitis hypoleucos, Calidris ruficollis, Calidris subminuta, Calidris alpina, メダイチドリ, Numenius phaeopus, Numenius arquata, Tringa totanus, Tringa nebularia, Tringa glareola
Passage visitor
Ixobrychus sinensis
Image
©TAKAI Kenji
