Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium

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 November 10, 2015.

愛知県の名古屋港水族館ではベルーガが優雅な泳ぎを披露し,

イルカ達はトレーナーと空中を舞っていました。また、ピラニアよりも怖いというブルーカンディルも見ることが出来ました。

These pictures were taken on September 2015.

Beluga

ベルーガ

Killer whale

Orcinus orca

シャチ (サカマタ)

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/2015031013432314.html

Google map

http://goo.gl/maps/Y2dRd

Bottlenose dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

バンドウイルカ

Red bellied Piranha

Pygocentrus nattereri

ピラニア・ナッテリィ

Dragon Fish, Violet Goby 

Gobioides broussonnetii

ドラゴンフィッシュ

Cetopsis coecutiens

Blue Whale Catfish

ブルーカンディル

Bronze Whaler

クロヘリメジロ

Japanese horse mackerel

Trachurus japonicus

アジ

Macrobrachium nipponense

テナガエビ

Japanese bandfish

Cepola schlegelii

スミツキアカタチ

Cherry bass

Sacura margaritacea

サクラダイ

Sunrise perch

Caprodon schlegelii

アカイサキ

Beryx splendens

Splendid alfonsino

キンメダイ

See the Dolphin Show!

Surfin

Rocketjump

Electric catfish

Malapterurus electricus

デンキナマズ

Plectranthias kelloggi azumanus

アズマハナダイ

Japanese aulopus

Aulopus japonicus

ヒメ

Yellowsail red bass

Tosanoides flavofasciatus

シキシマハナダイ

Hawkfish anthias

Serranocirrhitus latus

ハナゴンベ

Yellowstriped fairy basslet

Pseudanthias tuka

パープルクイーン

Giant clam

Tridacna gigas

オオシャコガイ

Giant clam

Tridacna derasa

ヒレナシシャコガイ

Fluted giant clam

Tridacna squamosa

ヒレシャコガイ

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Caretta caretta

アカウミガメ

This turtle is 43 days old.

This Pig-nosed turtle was born on August 2015.

ブタバナガメ

Carettochelys insculpta

This turtle is 35 days old.

Gentoo penguin

Pygoscelis papua

ジェンツーペンギン

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

Chinstrap penguin

Pygoscelis antarctica

ヒゲペンギン

Ping pong pearl

ピンポンパール

Suihougan ; Bubble Eye

水泡眼

Ranchu

らんちゅう

Ryukin

琉金

Popeyed goldfish

デメキン

Sakura Azumanishiki

サクラアズマニシキ

Tanchou ; Redcap Oranda

高頭丹頂

Wakin

和金

Comet

コメット

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

ひつまぶし

Takoyaki

たこ焼き

Salada

ICE

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