Marine Litter on the Sea Bottom in Hakata Bay

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  • 博多湾における海底ごみ問題
  • ハカタワン ニ オケル カイテイ ゴミ モンダイ

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Recently, concerns have arisen regarding the impact of marine litter on fishery activities. In Hakata bay, dumped wastes to the sea, such as fish containers, waste clothes, beverage bottles and cans used on board, have been caught by bottom trawls from 1997. These litter cause serious damage and odor of oil to fish in the trawl net. It has been seen anchored Chinese fish carriers dumping the wastes to the sea from 1997 in this bay. The only way it can remove marine litter to conserve the environment of sea bottom is bottom trawl. In 2001, the Fisheries Cleanup Campaign is starting by the Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Association of Fukuoka in Hakata bay. This report identified the sources and composition of removed the sea bottom litter, and heard the damage by marine litter from persons concerned. And it discussed about the issue of sea bottom litter.

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