Notsuke Bay (野付湾, Notsuke-wan) is a shallow bay in eastern Hokkaido, Japan, separated from Nemuro Bay and the Sea of Okhotsk by the curving Notsuke Peninsula.[4] The bay mouth has a width of some 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) and a maximum depth of 4 metres (13 ft);[2] most of the area of the bay has a depth of less than 1 metre (3 ft 3 in), making it unsuitable for the use of boats with engines.[2] One of the largest seagrass beds in the country, the expanse of eelgrass and kelp makes it an important habitat for marine life, notably Hokkai shrimp (ホッカイエビ) (Pandalus latirostris), which are harvested in the summer and autumn by utase-bune (打瀬船), with their three-cornered sails.[2][5] Together with Notsuke Peninsula, by which it is largely enclosed, Notsuke Bay has been designated a Ramsar Site,[6] as a wetland of international importance, a Special Wildlife Protection Area,[2] and an Important Bird Area,[7] and forms part of Notsuke-Fūren Prefectural Natural Park.[8] Water fowl include the grey-tailed tattler, redshank, whooper swan, brent goose, wigeon, scaup, and common goldeneye.[2]
| Notsuke Bay 野付湾 | |
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  Notsuke Bay 野付湾 | |
| Coordinates | 43°35′38″N 145°12′24″E / 43.593981°N 145.206601°E |
| River sources | Togawa (戸川)[1] |
| Ocean/sea sources | Sea of Okhotsk |
| Basin countries | Japan |
| Surface area | 5,700 hectares (14,000 acres)[2] |
| Max. depth | 4.3 m (14 ft)[1] |
| Settlements | Betsukai |
| Official name | Notsuke-hanto and Notsuke-wan |
| Designated | 8 November 2005 |
| Reference no. | 1552[3] |
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References
edit- ^ a b 野付湾 [Notsuke Bay] (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Notsuke-hanto and Notsuke-wan" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Notsuke-hanto and Notsuke-wan". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ 野付湾 [Notsuke Bay] (in Japanese). Nemuro Subprefecture. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ 野付湾 [Notsuke Bay] (in Japanese). Betsukai Town. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ 野付半島・野付湾 [Notsuke Peninsula and Notsuke Bay] (PDF) (in Japanese). Hokkaido Prefectural Government. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Notsuke, Odaitou". BirdLife International. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ 野付風蓮道立自然公園 [Notsuke-Fūren Prefectural Natural Park] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Prefectural Government. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.