Keramashoto - Marine Park Zone

To protect the humpback whale breeding area, sea turtle spawning grounds, and protect the underwater landscape focused on the coral reef ecosystem with various coral reef ecosystems, reef-building corals, soft corals, seaweeds, fish, etc. in sea areas shallower than 30 meters.

Species of Concern: green sea turtle, hawksbill turtle, humpback whale, minke whale, sperm whale, rough-toothed whale, bottlenose dolphin, false killer whale, coral reef, roseate tern, black-naped tern, little tern

Restrictions

Actions that may affect the maintenance of the landscape in the marine park area may be prohibited (with exceptions – see section on permitted activities).

Allowed

The following acts are permitted:
1. Acts permitted by the Minister of Environment or prefectural governor;
2. Acts performed as an emergency measure necessary during a natural disaster;
3. Acts performed as an execution of a park operation;
4. Acts performed as a certified ecosystem maintenance or restoration, etc.;
5. Regular management and simple acts which are specified by the ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment.

The following acts requires notification to the Minister of the Environment:
1.Build, remodel, or expand structures;
2. Dig minerals or collect earth or stone;
3. Post, install, or display advertisements or other similar items on structures, etc.;
4. Within the area designated by the Minister of the Environment, to capture, kill, injure, take, or damage designated tropical fish, coral, seaweed, and other plants and animals;
5. Change the shape of the seabed;
6. Moor objects;
7. Discharge sewage or wastewater by installing a drainage facility;
8. Use of a power vessel within the area and period of time designated by the Minister of the Environment;
9. Acts specified by government ordinance that may affect maintenance of the marine park area’s landscape