Biological monitoring in Kanagawa (July 8, 2014)

Biological monitoring at Aburatsubo Marine Park Aquarium

 I visited Aburatsubo Marine Park Aquarium 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 Aburatsubo Marine Park Aquarium are located on the southwest tip of the Miura Peninsula. Every inch of The Leisure Land and aquarium is packed with fun things to do. Each area of the park is home to a variety of animals and unique exhibits and displays.
 Just some of the attractions include the "SAKANA-NO-KUNI, Aquarium," permanent home to a variety of large sharks, the all-weather indoor ocean theater known as the "FANTASIUM, indoor theater" the "MIURA-SIZENKAN," with its variety of animals from the Miura Peninsula and the "MISAKI-MAGURO RESTAURANT Log Terrace," where you can dine on the famous misaki tuna!
 You can also find the "IRUKA-NO-POOL, Dolphin Pool," "ASHIKA-JIMA, Sea Lion Island" and "PENGUIN-JIMA, Penguin Island," home to cute penguins.
 At the large indoor Fantasium marine theater, visitors can enjoy performances featuring popular sea creatures such as dolphins and sea lions
 Generally speaking, marine animal's growth is so fast than human beings that they are more sensitive to radioactive materials of the environment than us. So I visited Aburatsubo Marine Park 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 accident. It seems that there is no problem for childbirth and child-rearing in Kanagawa Japan.
Posted by Yoshitaka Kiriake from Japan on July 8, 2014.






神奈川県の京急油壷マリンパーク水族館ではペンギンの赤ちゃんが生まれていた。ここは貴重なチョウザメのコレクションが豊富で、絶滅危惧種のバルチックチョウザメを見ることが出来た。園内のレストランでは美味しいマグロ丼が食べられる。２０１４年５月撮影

Rockhopper penguin

キタイワトビペンギン

This baby penguin is 1 month old.

Aburatsubo Marine Park Aquarium

http://www.aburatsubo.co.jp/language/english/

Google map

http://goo.gl/maps/HiftU

Megamouth Shark

メガマウスシャーク

Asian small-clawed otter

コツメカワウソ

Japanese pond turtle (Mauremys japonica)

イシガメ

Whitetip reef shark

ネムリブカ

Sandbar shark

ヤジブカ

Blacktip reef shark

ツマグロ

Zebra Shark

トラフザメ

Sand tiger

シロワニ

Largetooth sawfish

ノコギリエイ

Pitted stingray

ホシエイ

Green Moray

グリーンモレイ

Marbled grouper

マダラハタ

Round belly cowfish

ウミスズメ

Ballon porcupinkfish

ハリセンボン

Painted sweetlip

コロダイ

Blackspot razorfish

テンス

Lion fish

ミノカサゴ

Coast flyingfish

トビウオ

Firefish

ハオコゼ

Deepwater squirrelfish

エビスダイ

Yellowfin puffer

シマフグ

White sturgeon

シロチョウザメ

Baltic sturgeon

バルチックチョウザメ

Blind cave tetra

ブラインドケーブフィッシュ

Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)

ウグイ

Oikawa minnow (Zacco platypus)

オイカワ

At the large indoor Fantasium marine theater, visitors can enjoy performances featuring popular sea creatures such as dolphins and sea lions.

South American sea lion

オタリア

This sea lion can play the piano very well.

Bottlenose dolphin

バンドウイルカ

California Sea Lion

カリフォルニアアシカ

Hermit crab

ケスジヤドカリ

Japanese foods are good and safe.

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

 

 

 

Maguro-don : vinegared rice topped with sliced raw tuna

Maguro-don

Kaisen-don : vinegared rice topped with sashimi

 About 3 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 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."

 Kanagawa prefecture is very far away from Fukushima as same as Tokyo and people in Kanagawa have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. People in Kanagawa prefecture have already forgotten the accident, because it is very far away from the Fukushima and radioactive materials cannot reach there.

 We know there is no problem for child birth and child rearing in Kanagawa. So people in Kanagawa 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/