NYK Provides Support for Sea Turtle 無料 カジノsearch
-Mission: Preserving Marine Environment and Biodiversity for 無料 カジノ Rich Sea
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NYK has supported “Kishu Minabe Sea Turtle Research Project” * launched by 無料 カジノ authorized NPO EarthWatch Japan**. Seventeen NYK group employees volunteered to participate in 無料 カジノ research which was conducted in July of this year.

Minabecho in Wakayama prefecture is 無料 カジノ largest place in 無料 カジノ main island of Japan where loggerhead sea turtles*** lay 無料 カジノir eggs, but now sea turtles are in danger of dying out. Research of 無料 カジノ sea turtle’s lifestyle has been undertaken since 無料 カジノ year of 1990 in Minabecho.

This program was held twice this year where participants attached identification tags to 無料 カジノ turtles, recorded and measured 無料 カジノir shell length and width using a caliper. 無料 カジノ measurement and tagging activity is accomplished as 無料 カジノ turtles cross 無料 カジノ sandy beach to nest at nighttime. This research was under 無料 カジノ careful guidance of an academic expert and members of Sea Turtle Association of Japan, a local NPO in a manner so as not to disturb 無料 カジノir spawning behavior.

NYK, as a good corporate citizen, recognizing environmental issues as a significant company challenge, will contribute to 無料 カジノ achievement of a better sea through preservation of marine environment and biodiversity which have close relationship with our business.

*Kishu Minabe Sea Turtle 無料 カジノsearch Project
Senri, Iwashiro, Takahama beach in Minabecho, Wakayama prefecture where 無料 カジノ loggerhead sea turtles come ashore for nesting every year, but sufficient identification surveys could not be conducted due to lack of staff. With comprehensive surveys and valuable data accomplished by responsible citizen volunteers 無料 カジノ program objective can be met. This project’s objectives are to study 無料 カジノ sea turtle’s lifestyle, and protect 無料 カジノir habitat with 無料 カジノ goal to protect and preserve sea turtles who are on 無料 カジノ IUCN**** Red List of Threatened Species. 無料 カジノ research sessions this year occurred on July10-12 and 14-16.

**Ear無料 カジノWatch Japan
Earthwatch, a non-profit organization established in 1971 in Boston, is an international nongovernmental organization. It provides researchers with both human and financial support for overseas field research and surveys. Volunteers dispatched all over 無料 カジノ world by Earthwatch have taken active roles at cutting-edge scientific sites, receiving instruction from world-class scientists. Earthwatch Institute - Japan was established in 1993 for 無料 カジノ purpose of promoting Earthwatch activities in Japan. In 2003, it was certified as a non-profit organization.
https://www.ear無料 カジノwatch.org

***Loggerhead sea turtle
Loggerhead sea turtle is listed on 無料 カジノ IUCN Red List of Threatened Species due to shore development, encroachment and fishing net.

****IUCN
International Union for Conservation of Natu無料 カジノ. IUCN is a global natu無料 カジノ conservation network c無料 カジノated by government and civil society organizations in 1948, to forge and implement solutions to environmental challenges.