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9% of Transplanted Coral Colonies Have Disappeared During Construction of the New Base in Henoko; Okinawa Defense Bureau Reports Damage Caused by a Work Boat Blown Off Course by Wind.
It has been revealed that approximately 9% of the small coral colonies transplanted by the Okinawa Defense Bureau on the Oura Bay side of the new base construction site in Henoko, Nago City, disappeared after a construction vessel came into contact with coral last April. 2% of the original coral species also disappeared. The Okinawa Defense Bureau reported the monitoring results to the Environmental Monitoring Committee, which advises on environ…
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It has been revealed that approximately 9% of the small coral colonies transplanted by the Okinawa Defense Bureau on the Oura Bay side of the new base construction site in Henoko, Nago City, disappeared after a construction vessel came into contact with coral last April. 2% of the original coral species also disappeared. The Okinawa Defense Bureau reported the monitoring results to the Environmental Monitoring Committee, which advises on environ…