Isahaya Bay (諫早湾, Isahaya-wan) is a bay within the Ariake Sea, located northwest of the Shimabara Peninsula in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Its surface area is about 65 square kilometres (25 sq mi), with a maximum depth of 10 metres (33 ft).
| Isahaya Bay | |
|---|---|
| 諫早湾 (Japanese) | |
 Satellite image of Isahaya Bay in 2001 | |
  Isahaya Bay | |
| Location | Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 32°54′11.5″N 130°12′51.72″E / 32.903194°N 130.2143667°E |
| Type | Bay |
| Part of | |
| Basin countries | Japan |
| Surface area | 65 km2 (25 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Max. depth | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Settlements | |
In 1986, the governor of Isahaya began a 235 billion-yen reclamation project of a tidal flat by closing off part of the bay for agricultural purposes with it being completed in 2008. However, the reclamation project was met with a series of protests from local fishermen, who said that the closing of the bay had caused changes in currents along with mass pollution within the bay, which had affected their catches.[1]
Geography
editIsahaya Bay is located within the Ariake Sea on the island of Kyushu, Japan.[2] It covers an area of 65 square kilometres (25 sq mi).[3] and has a mean depth of 10 metres (33 ft).[3]
References
edit- ^ "Isahaya Bay reclamation dispute continues". The Japan Times. 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ Jia, Rui; Lei, Huayang; Hino, Takenori; Arulrajah, Arul (October 2018). "Environmental changes in Ariake Sea of Japan and their relationships with Isahaya Bay reclamation". Marine Pollution Bulletin. 135. Elsevier: 832–844. Bibcode:2018MarPB.135..832J. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.08.008.
- ^ a b Takahashi, Tohru; Umehara, Akira; Tsutsumi, Hiroaki (December 2014). "Diffusion of microcystins (cyanobacteria hepatotoxins) from the reservoir of Isahaya Bay, Japan, into the marine and surrounding ecosystems as a result of large-scale drainage". Marine Pollution Bulletin. 89. Elsevier: 250–258. Bibcode:2014MarPB..89..250T. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.09.052.