Introduction to the Network Sites Biwase-wan Hokkaido, Japan [ in Japanese ] [ Back ]

Biwase-wan is a bay in Hamanaka Town, southern coast of eastern Hokkaido, Japan (43°05'N, 145°06'E), with shallow water and sandy coast, just besides a Ramsar site of a marsh the Kiritappu-shitsugen.

The Bay support 100-120 Brent Goose Branta bernicla from late February to March. Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus, Falcated Teal Anas falcata, Wigeon A. penelope, Pintail A. acuta, Shoveler A. clypeata, Tufted duck Aythya fuligula, Scaup A. marila, Common Scoter Melanitta nigra, Velvet Scoter M. fusca, Herlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus, Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis, Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator have been recorded around the Bay.

The management authority of the Site is:

Hamanaka Township Government, Division of Agriculture and Forestry
4-1-35 Higashi Kiritappu, Hamanaka, 088-1592 Japan
TEL +81-153-62-2111 / FAX +81-153-62-2229

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The "Action Plan for the Conservation of Migratory Anatidae in the East Asian Flyway" is a component of the "Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation Strategy", and the "Anatidae Site Network in the East Asian Flyway" is a programme of international co-operation to enhance the conservation of the wetlands of international importance for Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans) in the flyway under the "Action Plan". The "Anatidae Working Group" of Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation Committee oversees the implementation of these programmes with technical support from Anatidae Flyway Officer. For further information, please contact the Anatidae Flyway Officer. Posted 14 May 1999.