Sakata, an Anatidae Network Site

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Sakata

Niigata, Japan

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Sakata is a 76 ha permanent freshwater lake in the Niigata lowlands, northern Honshu (main island), Japan (37°49'N, 138°52'30"), a Ramsar Site.

The Lake supports large numbers of goose and swan:

Date

Bewick's Swan
Cygnus bewickii

Middendorf's Bean Goose
Anser fabalis middendorfi

15 Jan. 1994
15 Jan. 1995
15 Jan. 1996
15 Jan. 1997
15 Jan. 1998

3,575
2,062
3,028
2,585
2,879

10
1,514
51
246
331

from Annual count in midwinter by Ministry of the Environment, Japan.

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Booklet of the site by Niigata City Government.

The management authority of the Site is:

Niigata City Government, Division of Environment
Gakkomachidoori Ichibancho 602-1, Niigata, 951-8550 Japan
TEL +81-25-228-1000 / FAX +81-25-228-2199
URL <English>: http://www.city.niigata.niigata.jp/e_page/e_index.html
URL <Japanese>: http://www.city.niigata.niigata.jp/

Further information of the Site can be found on the internet at:

Niigata City Government: <English> <Japanese>
Ramsar database sheet for Sakata, A Directory of Wetlands of International Importance, Wetlands International.
Annotated Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance in Japan, Ramsar Bureau.

Visitor Centre:
Sakata Waterfowl Wetland Center
Akatsuka 5404-1, Niigata, 950-2261 Japan.
TEL +81-25-264-3050 / FAX +81-25-264-3051
Open: 09:00-16:30
(Sat & Sun in Nov - Feb: 07:00-16:30)
Close: Monday (or next day of a national holiday on Monday), and around New Year's Day.

Activities at the site:

Sakata Study Support
Niigata City Government has settled a programme of supporting students for their studies in relation to the lake since 1998. Reports from those studies are referred to at the Waterfowl Wetland Centre.

< Studies supported in 1999 >

Distribution and composition of soil seedbank plant in the Sakata.
A paleontological study around the lake Sakata.
Environment quality and feminisation in some fish and amphibian species.

< Studies supported in 1998 >

Significance of the Sakata for swan species.
A survey of endocrine disruptors in the lake Sakata.
A study on the strain of Euryale ferox Salisb. in the lake Sakata.

Niigata Statement from Ramsar Symposium "Niigata" II, 22-24 November 2001
Newsletters

Sakata Tsushin, quarterly, in Japanese,
edited by Sakata Waterfowl Wetland Centre, published by Division of Environment, Niigata City Governemnt.

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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, updated 4 February 2003.