Red Tides, caused by an explosive increase in phytoplankton, frequently cause great damage
to inshore fisheries. As occurrences of Red Tides have increased, the Japan Fisheries Agency has
funded many research projects, with the aim of protecting fishery grounds from damage, an ex
tensive range of data have been continually collected to elucidate the trigger to the explosive
plankton bloom.
With advances in research and data accumulation, it became necessary to develop a database
system that allows researchers to analyze geographical sea conditions and to produce graphical
views based on a huge data set. Thus, a database system using public communication lines was
designed.
Using the prototype of this system, marine researchers are able to quickly get collate informa
tion about Red Tide blooms and a range of related data from all coastal areas of Japan.
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