Biological monitoring at Miyajima Public Aquarium

Biological monitoring at Miyajima Public Aquarium, Hiroshima Japan

 I visited Miyajima Public Aquarium which are located in Hiroshima prefecture to see biological impacts of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. Though I have visited various places in Japan to see the health consequence of the accident, I can find no effect against creatures in Japan.
 Standing at the far western end of Miyajima's town area, the Miyajima Public Aquarium was rebuilt, greatly improved and reopened in August 2011. The aquarium’s 50 tanks house some 350 species and more than 13,000 specimens.
 The aquarium introduces the sea life of the local salt and fresh waters around Miyajima, the Seto Inland Sea and seas and oceans around the globe. Among the more original displays is an example of an oyster farm, representing the large numbers of actual farms around the island of Miyajima.  Oysters are a local specialty of Hiroshima Prefecture. This is the only aquarium where you can see an oyster farm exhibition.
　So I visited there to see effects of the accident against marine 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 Hiroshima Japan.
Posted by Yoshitaka Kiriake from Japan on July 28, 2015.




世界遺産の島、宮島に立地する宮島水族館は瀬戸内海を中心に350種13,000点以上の生き物を展示している。ここではカキいかだを使った牡蠣養殖の仕組みが学べる。

These pictures were taken on May 2015.

Miyajima Public Aquarium

宮島水族館

About Miyajima Public Aquarium

http://miyajima-aqua.jp/english/index.html

Google map

https://goo.gl/maps/D2kHI

Oyster

Crassostrea gigas

マガキ

This is the only aquarium where you can see an oyster farm exhibition.

Japanese horseshoe crab

Tachypleus tridentatus

カブトガニ

Japanese carp

Cyprinus carpio

ニシキゴイ

Dark Chub

Zacco temminckii

カワムツ

Striped shiner

Pungtungia herzi

ムギツク

Upstream fat minnow

Rhynchocypris oxycephalus jouyi

タカハヤ

Ayu

Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis

アユ

Red spotted masu trout

Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae

サツキマス

Red spotted masu trout

Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae

アマゴ

Japanese barbel

Hemibarbus barbus

ニゴイ

Carp

Cyprinus carpio

マゴイ

Brown hakeling

Physiculus maximowiczi

エゾイソアイナメ

Ice goby

Leucopsarion petersii

シロウオ

Black spotted boxfish

Ostracion immaculatus

ハコフグ

Indo-Pacific sergeant

Abudefduf vaigiensis

オヤビッチャ

Sea Lion Show

Hypselodoris festiva

アオウミウシ

Finless Porpoises

Neophocaena phocaenoides

スナメリ

Slimy

Leiognathus nuchalis

ヒイラギ

Terapon jarbua

コトヒキ

Fire goby

Nemateleotris magnifica

ハタタテハゼ

Crescent-tail bigeye

Priacanthus hamrur

ホウセキキントキ

Pipe fish

Syngnathus schlegeli

ヨウジウオ

Fringed threadfin

Polynemus multifilis

スレッドフィンパラダイスフィッシュ

Red Rainbowfish

Glossolepis incisus

コームスケールレインボー

Boeseman's Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia boesemani

ハーフオレンジレインボー

Japanese foods are good and safe.

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

Kakigori ; Shaved Ice

Matcha ; powdered green tea

Momiji-manju ; maple leaf-shaped bean-jam bun

 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, Hiroshima Prefecture is very far away from Fukushima, people in there have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. People in there have already forgotten the accident, because they think radioactive materials cannot reach there.
 We know there is no problem for childbirth and child rearing in Hiroshima Prefecture. So people in there have no 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/