ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS IN ARIAKE SEA AND YATSUSHIRO SEA BY THE INVESTIGATION USING THE SHIP "KAIKI"

Abstract

 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is conducting the investigation of environmental characteristics in Ariake Sea and Yatsushiro Sea by using the ship "KAIKI". As a result of environmental monitoring, we obtain three results from this project of 2010; 1) the DO value of 3mg/L has been observed for the first time off Miike port and estuary of Kumagawa river, 2) the classification of seven patterns in Ariake Sea by combination of bottom sediments and benthos cluster analysis.