Biological monitoring in Nagoya (February 3, 2015)

Biological monitoring at Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium, Aichi prefecture

 I visited Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium, Aichi prefecture to see biological impacts of Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant accident. Though I have visited various places in Japan to see the health consequences of the accident, I have never found any effect against creatures in Japan.
 The aquarium has large sea mammals like dolphins and white whales (Beluga) that adapted to sea life in a long course of evolution are introduced in the North Annex.  Various kinds of water creatures that live in 5 sea zones from Japan to the Atlantic are featured in South Annex.  Currently there are Killer Whales (Orca) including a baby which was born at this aquarium in November 2012. They are open to the public at the main pool, and visitors can see them trained by the staff. 
 Now the Coral Reef Tank is renewed with over two hundred different breeds of fish—three thousand fish in total.
 Generally speaking, marine animal's growths are so fast than human beings that they are more sensitive to radioactive materials of the environment than us. So I visited Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium to see effects of the accident against creatures which are grown up by Japanese food and water.  Fortunately, I could see them grown up safely and I couldn't find any impact of the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident. It seems that there is no problem for childbirth and child-rearing in Nagoya.
Posted by Yoshitaka Kiriake from Japan February 3, 2015.





名古屋港水族館は2014年12月20日にサンゴ礁大水槽がグランドオープンしました。色とりどりの熱帯魚200種以上3000匹を展示しており、初めての展示となる魚も60種以上います。シャチの水槽に近づくと親子で迎えてくれました。2014年12月撮影

Killer whale

Orcinus orca

シャチ

Beluga

Delphinapterus leucas

ベルーガ

Coral Reef Tank

サンゴ礁大水槽

Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium

名古屋港水族館

名古屋港水族館

http://www.nagoyaaqua.jp/

Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium

http://www.nagoyaaqua.com/english/2014090600232265.html

Google map

http://goo.gl/maps/Y2dRd

Shinkansen

Access

http://www.nagoyaaqua.com/english/2014112811220845.html

The Bottlenose dolphin catches Frisbee very well.

バンドウイルカのフリスビー

Bottlenose dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

バンドウイルカ

Pacific white-sided dolphin

Lagenorhynchus obliquidens

カマイルカ

Purple Lined wrasse

Cirrhilabrus lineatus

パープルラインドラス

Scott's wrasse

Cirrhilabrus scottorum

スコッツラス

White Girdled goby

Pterogobius zonoleucus

チャガラ

Spotnape cardinalfish

Apogon notatus

クロホシイシモチ

Half-lined cardinal

Apogon semilineatus

ネンブツダイ

Yellowspotted bandfish

Acanthocepola krusensternii

アカタチ

Sunrise perch

Caprodon schlegelii

アカイサキ

Japanese aulopus

Aulopus japonicus

ヒメ

Pink anemonefish

Amphiprion perideraion

ハナビラクマノミ

Blackbelly triggerfish

Rhinecanthus verrucosus

クラカケモンガラ

Red-toothed triggerfish

Odonus niger

アカモンガラ

Botan shrimp

Pandalus nipponensis

ボタンエビ

Gafftopsail Goby

Myersina filifer

イトヒキハゼ

Alpheus brevicristatus

テッポウエビ

They are living in the same nest.

イトヒキハゼとテッポウエビの共生

Crown Squirrelfish

Sargocentron diadema

ニジエビス

Giant clam

Tridacna gigas

オオシャコガイ

Star Polyps

Pachyclavularia violacea

ムラサキハナヅタ

Cat's eye coral

Cynarina Lacrymalis

コハナガタサンゴ

Open brain coral

Trachyphyllia geoffroyi

ヒユサンゴ

Cabbage coral

Montipora foliosa

ウスコモンサンゴ

Hood coral

Stylophora pistlllata

ショウガサンゴ

Anchor coral

Euphyllia ancora

ナガレハナサンゴ

Goniopora lobata

ハナガササンゴ

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Caretta caretta

アカウミガメ

The Loggerhead Sea Turtle was born here on August 8, 2014.

Chinstrap penguin

Pygoscelis antarctica

ヒゲペンギン

Emperor penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri

エンペラーペンギン

Adelie penguin

Pygoscelis adeliae

アデリーペンギン

Gentoo penguin

Pygoscelis papua

ジェンツーペンギン

Japanese foods are good and safe.

Because of stricter food safety law by Japanese government, we have no worry about foods.

Hitumabushi ; Hitsumabushi is a tasty dish of chopped grilled eel on a bed of rice.

ひつまぶし

Miso katsu ; Pork cutlet with miso sauce

味噌カツ

Matusaka-Gyudon ; Rice topped with Matsusakabeef and vegetables.

松坂牛丼

 About 4 years have passed since Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. I have visited various places of Japan to see the health consequence of the accident.
 Fortunately I have never found any impacts by the accident among Japanese creatures. As far as I know, nobody has health problem which is caused by the accident in Japan.
 Our Prime Minister Abe assures that "The situation is under control. The influence of the contaminated water is completely blocked within Fukushima. There are no health-related problems until now and there will never be health problems." He also said that "Tokyo is 250 kilometers away from Fukushima, and the kind of danger that you imagine does not exist in Tokyo. Tokyo is a very safe city."
 As PM Abe said, Aichi prefecture is very far away from Fukushima, people in Aichi have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. People in Aichi have already forgotten the accident, because they think radioactive materials cannot reach there.
 We know there is no problem for child birth and child rearing in Aichi. So people in Aichi prefecture are living without any concern about the accident.
 I continue to visit various places in Japan to see the effects of the accident, because I can meet various creatures which are more sensitive to radioactive materials from the environment. It is important to see their health for our safety.

公衆衛生ネットワーク

Public Health Network in Japan

http://plaza.umin.ac.jp/phnet/