Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park

42°53′28″N 140°33′6″E / 42.89111°N 140.55167°E / 42.89111; 140.55167Area190.09 square kilometres (73.39 sq mi) ^[1]EstablishedJuly 24, 1963^[1]

Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park (ニセコ積丹小樽海岸国定公園, Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Kokutei Kōen) is a quasi-national park in the Shiribeshi Subprefecture of Hokkaido, Japan.^[1] On the coast of the Sea of Japan, there is a Marine Protected Area^[2] covering the west and north coast of Shakotan peninsula from Kamoenai to Otaru. The park also protects the area around the Mount Raiden and Niseko Volcanic Groups.^[3]^[4] Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park was established in 1963.^[5]

According to the World Database on Protected Areas, this park protects the following species:^[3]

Prunus sargentii, a species of cherry tree
Carcinactis ichikawai, a species of sea anemone
Carcharodon carcharias, a species of shark
Aptocyclus ventricosus, a species of lumpsucker
Haliclyctus tenuis, species of true jellyfish
Finella sp., a species of mollusk

References

^ ^a ^b ^c List of Quasi-National Parks, Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan, Last access 9 June 2009
^ Wood, L. J. (2007). "Niseko - Shakotan - Otaru Kaigan". MPA Global: A database of the world's marine protected areas. Sea Around Us Project, UNEP-WCMC & WWF. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
^ ^a ^b "The Niseko - Shakotan - Otaru Kaigan Quasi National Park". World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) Annual Release 2009. The WDPA is a joint product of UNEP and IUCN, prepared by UNEP-WCMC, supported by IUCN WCPA and working with Governments, the Secretariats of MEAs and collaborating NGOs. February 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
^ "ニセコ積丹小樽海岸国定公園" [Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park]. Dijitaru Daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
^ "ニセコ積丹小樽海岸国定公園" [Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park]. Nihon Kokugo Daijiten (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved 2012-08-12.