Study: Global warming leading more eel larvae to Hokkaido
Changes in ocean currents stemming from global warming have led to a sharp increase in endangered Japanese eel larvae ...
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Glass Eel Populations Rising in Hokkaido Rivers, Researchers Say; Shifting Ocean Currents Thought to be Major Cause
The number of glass eels, or juvenile Japanese eels, in rivers in Hokkaido appears to have increased in recent years, ...
Gods, myths & wonders of Japan’s National Parks
Creation legends and folk tales swirl like snow and leaves across the protected landscapes of Japan. This selection of four national parks represent different worlds of natural beauty, biological ...
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Scientists alarmed by shift in eel migration patterns — here's why it matters
They determined that global warming is to blame for the Kuroshio Current shifting northward and increasing the number of glass eels in Hokkaido's rivers in recent years. Glass eels "mainly grow ...
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Flowers ripe for the picking at colorful fields in Chiba Prefecture
The warm Kuroshio Current that flows along the Boso Peninsula is said to help the flowers grow because it keeps away frost, even in midwinter. The general public can pick flowers for a fee charged ...
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Beachcomber has found enough treasures to fill a museum
His Forks museum off U.S. 101 houses buckets of debris lost at sea, like the scores of Saki and Suntory whiskey bottles he ...
Celebrated WA beachcomber has found enough treasures to fill a museum
SHI SHI BEACH, Olympic National Park — Celebrated beachcomber John Anderson slowly tilts forward while gulping mouthfuls of ...
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San Diego, look to the bluefin
At one time, San Diego was known as the “tuna capitol of the world,” with two of the nation’s largest canneries right here ...
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Glacial-Interglacial Variations in Organic Carbon Burial in the Northwest Pacific Ocean Over the Last 380 kyr and its Environmental Implications
We observed a distinct cyclicity of higher OC burial in glacial periods, which was coupled with input from Asian dust and the Kuroshio Current but seemingly decoupled from biogenic element contents, ...
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The impact of environmental factors on the phytoplankton communities in the Western Pacific Ocean: HPLC-CHEMTAX approach
In the 20°N section, the distribution of phytoplankton was mainly influenced by the invasion of Kuroshio Current and its offshore flow. Additionally, due to the low surface-to-volume ratios, ...