2015年3月3日火曜日

Biological monitoring in Tokyo (March 3, 2015)

Biological monitoring at Tokyo Sea Life Park

 I visited Tokyo Sea Life Park (Kasai Rinkai Suizokuen) 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.
 Tokyo Sea Life Park shows us realistic and dramatic displays of freshwater and marine life not only from Tokyo, but also from around the world, even from the Antarctic. In the huge 2,200-ton tank, you can enjoy watching bluefin tuna darting swiftly around. The aquarium also exhibits sea birds including penguins, and giant kelp from California, US.  The facility sits on the beach of Tokyo Bay and could be reached in half an hour by train from Tokyo station.
 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 Tokyo Sea Life Park to see effects of the accident against creatures which are grown up by Japanese food and water.
 As you might already know that many Tuna have died in the aquarium since the beginning of December 2014. Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced no abnormality was found in the quality of water. They said  "From autopsy inspection, some dead tunas infected with the virus".
 Breeding tuna is difficult. Even the slightest change of environment, such as unusual light levels or a loud noise, can prove fatal to the highly strung fish.
 It seems that this massive tuna death may have no relation to the nuclear power plant accident. Because massive death was occurred only in the specific tank and other tank's creatures have not been affected.
  Fortunately, I cannot find any impact of the accident. It seems that there is no problem for childbirth and child-rearing in Tokyo Japan.
Posted by Yoshitaka Kiriake from Japan on March 3, 2015.




葛西臨海水族園の巨大なドーナツ型水槽でウイルス感染によると思われるマグロの大量死が発生していた。大量死が発生した水槽はドーナツ型水槽に限定されており、ウイルスが検出され、他の水槽の生物は無事であることから恐らく感染症が原因だろう。2014年2月撮影



クロマグロ
Pacific bluefin tuna
Thunnus orientalis
Thunnus orientalis

Disease might cause massive tuna death.
葛西臨海水族園
 There were 69 Bluefin tuna, 52 Kawakawa and 38 Striped bonito by November/1/2014. Currently only 3 tunas are remaining in the glass tank.
葛西臨海水族園
 Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced that "From autopsy inspection, some dead tunas infected with the virus".


About Tokyo Sea Life Park

Google map


ツマグロ
blacktip reef shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus
Carcharhinus melanopterus

アカシュモクザメ
scalloped hammerhead
Sphyrna lewini
Sphyrna lewini

ウシバナトビエイ
flap nose ray
Rhinoptera javanica
Rhinoptera javanica

ホースシュー レザージャケット
Horse-shoe leatherjacket
Meuschenia hippocrepis
Meuschenia hippocrepis

オールドワイフ
old wife
Enoplosus armatus
Enoplosus armatus

ブルーデビル
Bluedevil
Paraplesiops meleagris
Paraplesiops meleagris

キング エンゼルフィッシュ
King angelfish
Holacanthus passer
Holacanthus passer

ヒオドシべラ
lyretail hogfish
Bodianus anthioides
Bodianus anthioides

ブルームテールラス
broomtail wrasse
Cheilinus lunulatus
Cheilinus lunulatus

ゼブラ エンゼルフィッシュ(オス)
zebra angelfish (male)
Genicanthus caudovittatus
Genicanthus caudovittatus

シモフリタナバタウオ
comet
Calloplesiops altivelis
Calloplesiops altivelis

ナーサリーフィッシュ(オス)
nurseryfish (male)
Kurtus gulliveri

ナーサリーフィッシュ(メス)
nurseryfish (female)
Kurtus gulliveri

ハワイアン クリーナー ラス
Hawaiian cleaner wrasse
Labroides phthirophagus
サドル ラス
saddle wrasse
Thalassoma duperrey
Labroides phthirophagus

ロア デ ルジェ
roi des rougets
Apogon imberbis

ファインスポッテッド ジョーフィッシュ
fine spotted jawfish
Opistognathus punctatus
Opistognathus punctatus

トサヤッコ(メス)
Japanese swallow (female)
Genicanthus semifasciatus
Genicanthus semifasciatus

ルックダウン
Lookdown
Selene vomer
Selene vomer

トラウツボ
Leopard moray eel
Enchelycore pardails
Enchelycore pardails

ムツ
gnomefish
Scombrops boops
Scombrops boops

スポッテッド ラットフィッシュ
spotted ratfish
Hydrolagus colliei
Hydrolagus colliei

タチウオ
Largehead hairtail
Trichiurus japonicus
Trichiurus japonicus

ミドリフサアンコウ
sea toad
Chaunax abei
Chaunax abei

サケビクニン
snailfish
Careproctus rastrinus species complex
Careproctus rastrinus species complex

(ダイオウグソクムシ)
ジャイアント アイソポッド
giant isopod
Bathynomus giganteus
Bathynomus giganteus

ボラ
flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus cephalus
Mugil cephalus cephalus

クマノミ
yellowtail clownfish
Amphiprion clarkii
Amphiprion clarkii

ナメモンガラ(メス)
redtail triggerfish (female)
Xanthichthys mento
Xanthichthys mento

ナメモンガラ(オス)
redtail triggerfish (male)
Xanthichthys mento
Xanthichthys mento

ナンヨウブダイ
steephead parrots
Chlorurus microrhinos
Chlorurus microrhinos

タイマイ
hawksbill turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
Eretmochelys imbricata

アブラハヤ
Japanese fat minnow
Phoxinus lagowskii steindachneri
Phoxinus lagowskii steindachneri



Some birds can swim to eat fish.

エトピリカ
Tufted Puffin
Fratercula cirrhata
Fratercula cirrhata

ウミガラス
Common Murre
Uria aalge
Uria aalge

オウサマペンギン
(キングペンギン)
King Penguin
Aptenodytes patagonicus
Aptenodytes patagonicus

フンボルトペンギン
Humboldt Penguin
Spheniscus humboldti
Spheniscus humboldti

イワトビペンギン
Rockhopper Penguin
Eudyptes chysocome
Eudyptes chysocome



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


Pita and Seafood salad
ピタサンドとシーフードサラダ
ピタサンドとシーフードサラダ


Pancake and Sundae
パンケーキとサンデー
パンケーキとサンデー



 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, Tokyo is very far away from Fukushima, people in Tokyo have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. People in Tokyo 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 Tokyo. So people in Tokyo 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.









Public Health Network in Japan
公衆衛生ネットワーク
Public Health Network in Japan



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