Seabirds Affected by the Oil Pollution in the Japan Sea in January 1986

In January 1986, an oil spill occurred in the Japan Sea. The oil spread 400km along the coast from Shimane Prefecture to Fukui Prefecture. The spill affected a large population of migrating seabirds in Shimane and Tottori prefectures. Among the 1, 761 seabirds mostly counted dead in Shimane Prefectu...

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Published inJournal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 134 - 141
Main Author Sato, Hitoshi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Yamashina Institute for Ornitology 1999
Subjects
Cerorhinca monocerata
Japan Sea
Oil pollution
Rhinoceros Auklet
Seabird
Shimane coasts
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ISSN0044-0183
1883-3659
DOI10.3312/jyio1952.31.134

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Summary:In January 1986, an oil spill occurred in the Japan Sea. The oil spread 400km along the coast from Shimane Prefecture to Fukui Prefecture. The spill affected a large population of migrating seabirds in Shimane and Tottori prefectures. Among the 1, 761 seabirds mostly counted dead in Shimane Prefecture during late January 1986, about 93.5% were Alcidae. The species most seriously affected was the Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata, with 1, 326 (75.3%) recorded. The second most seriously affected were Synthliboramphus spp., with 320 (18.2%) victims. Twelve ringed Cerorhinca monocerata were affected, 11 of these had been ringed on Teuri Island, in the northern part of the Japan Sea, off Hokkaido, and one originated from Ashi Island in the Pacific Ocean off northern Honshu.
ISSN:0044-0183
1883-3659
DOI:10.3312/jyio1952.31.134