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	Inland Sea - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Formally named the Seto Inland Sea (瀬戸内海 Seto Naikai), the Inland Sea is the body of water separating Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, three of the main islands of Japan.
		The sea is also famous for its periodic red tides (赤潮; akashio) caused by dense occurrences of certain phytoplankton and resulting in the death of large numbers of fish.
		In the Edo period, the Inland Sea was one of the busiest transport lines in Japan.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Inland_Sea (1648 words)

	Sea article - Sea saline water ocean lakes Caspian Sea Galilee water marginal - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The term is also used for large, usually saline, lakes that lack a natural outlet, such as the Caspian Sea and the Sea of Galilee.
		The term is used in a less geographically precise manner as synonymous with ocean, as in the tropical sea or down to the sea shore, or even sea water referring to water of the ocean.
		Dirac sea is an interpretation of the negative energy states that comprises the vacuum.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Sea (231 words)

	Seto Inland Sea - body of water separating Honshu and Shikoku Japan
		Hiroshima prefecture, Yamaguchi prefecture, Okayama prefecture, Kagawa prefecture, and Ehime prefecture all have coasts on the sea.
		The Seto Inland Sea region is known for its moderate climate, with a stable year-round temperature and relatively low rainfall levels: the area is often called "the land of fair weather" (晴れの国 hare no kuni).
		The sea is also famous for its periodic red tides (赤潮; akashio), where plankton breed too much, killing a large number of fish and leaving them floating on the surface.
	www.japan-101.com /geography/seto_inland_sea.htm (206 words)

	Inland Sea Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The sea is also famous for its periodic red tides (赤潮 akashio) caused by dense occurrences of certain phytoplankton and resulting in the death of large numbers of fish.
		The western part of the Inland Sea connects to the Sea of Japan through the Kanmon Straits and to the Pacific through the Bungo Channel.
		In the medieval literature, because of Genpei War, Inland Sea is one of important backgrounds of The Tale of the Heike, particularly in its latter part.
	www.variedtastes.com /encyclopedia/Inland_Sea (1949 words)

	Inland Sea on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The shores of the Inland Sea are heavily populated and are part of Japan's most important industrial belt.
		Sea sickness: global warming, pollution, and other human activities are causing problems everywhere in the world's oceans.(Health of the planet)
		Where the rivers meet the sea: the transition from salt to fresh water is turbulent, vulnerable, and incredibly bountiful.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/I/InlandS1e.asp (866 words)

	The History Cooperative \| Conference Proceedings \| Seascapes, Littoral Cultures, and Trans-Oceanic Exchanges \| Japanese ...
		Sea routes converging on the Japanese archipelago brought Japanese, Jesuit, and Korean travelers who wrote accounts relating similar experiences: being forced by pirates to stop and pay a toll to accept their protection to ensure a safe journey across the Inland Sea.
		The Seto Inland Sea in the Medieval Period (Adapted from Hy»go Kitanoseki irifune osamech», 260-261).
		In 1562, the Noshima lord Takeyoshi argued that an inland territory bore insufficient appeal to compensate the Noshima pirates for their activities.
	www.historycooperative.org /proceedings/seascapes/shapinsky.html (7138 words)

	Trend of Area of Tidal Flats in the Seto Inland Sea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the period between 1965 and 1975, pollution of the water in the Seto Inland Sea increased dramatically, and it was pushed to the brink of becoming a dead sea.
		In 1978, this law was made permanent as the Law on Special Measures for the Environmental Conservation of the Seto Inland Sea, with new measures added to deal with the damage caused by "red tides" and the like, including measures to cope with eutrofication.
		The Basic Plan should be reflected in the various plans relating to environmental management of the Seto Inland Sea and should serve as a guide in the implementation of various policies.
	www.seto.or.jp /setokyo/eng/e_seto_panf/e_page11-1.htm (482 words)

	Station Information - Seto Inland Sea
		Seto Inland Sea (瀬戸内海 Seto Naikai) is a body of water separating Honshu and Shikoku, two of the main islands of Japan.
		Before the construction of the Sanyo Main Line, it was the main transportation link between the Kansai region and Kyushu.
		The cities of Hiroshima, Iwakuni, and Matsuyama are also located on the sea.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/s/se/seto_inland_sea.html (80 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In other words, the Seto Inland Sea was formed earlier and geologically "younger" than 20,000 years old.
		In the Seto Inland Sea there are two types of sand: "sand from the mountains" -- sand on the beach --, and "sand from the seabed" -- heaps of sand made by seabed erosion.
		Mined as sea sand is the latter, and heaps of sand are called sand banks.
	www1.ocn.ne.jp /~mrc/e_mrc/e_2633.htm (421 words)

	Where is Takamatsu? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The box on the map at left encloses the Seto Inland Sea National Park, a large body of water between Shikoku and the mainland which is dotted with many islands.
		However, thanks to the Seto Grand Bridge, completed in April of that year, the "island feel" is gone.
		And in the spring of 1999 the Shimanami Kaido (literally "Island Line Sea Route") opened, which is a roadway that connects Imabari, on the northern tip of western Shikoku, to Onomichi, a town on the mainland between Hiroshima and Okayama.
	www.timwerx.net /local/setoarea (273 words)

	Kaiyukan Home Page/Seto Inland Sea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The tail fin is outlined in fl on the edge, which is characteristic of this species.
		As many as 200 types of fish carry names related to "-tai", however, only 13 types of fish in Japan fit into the category of the "Sea Bream" species from the viewpoint of scientific classification.
		The Japanese "Sea Bream" is one of the 13 types.
	216.109.146.239 /demo/kaiyukan/eng/creature/seto/c10-3.html (76 words)

	Untitled Document
		The war was decided by a naval battle in Dan-no-ura channel in the SE Seto Inland Sea.
		But it is only in the type locality of the Seto Inland Sea where they have the clear and distinct markings due to artificial selection over the last 800 years.
		The specimens were caught by a local fisherman from Kobe, chartered operation in the W Seto Inland Sea, Yanai area, Kagayaki Prefecture, Japan for NaturalArt.be at 80 m by means of bottom beam trawl on the 15/06/2005.
	www.naturalart.be /Mainpages/Articles/HC.htm (646 words)

	Contested Landscapes of Marine Sports: The Seto Inland Sea in Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On the other hand, the sea in Japan - especially the Seto Inland Sea, which is the focus of this study - has been intensively used for trans- port, fishing, and land reclamation.
		On the national level, future developments in the Seto Inland Sea are an issue of disagreement between different government agencies.
		The analysis of contested landscapes of sport, such as the Seto Inland Sea, is a valuable tool that can contribute to untangle the multiple connections between sports and the societies they are played in.
	www.sail-japan.info /articles/art0001.shtml (1621 words)

	[No title]
		In the central Seto Inland Sea, one of the main spawning grounds of Japanese Spanish mackerel, the total catch has decreased to 74 t in 1997, while that of chub mackerel has increased to ca.
		The timing of spawning migrations into the Inland Sea and the seasonal peak of larval abundance of chub and Japanese Spanish mackerels were well matched with the seasonal peak of ichthyoplankton prey abundance (Mito, 1964).
		In the Seto Inland Sea, chub mackerel larvae initially fed on invertebrate plankton, primarily Appendicularia and Copepoda (Fig.
	www.lib.noaa.gov /japan/aquaculture/proceedings/report30/shoji.htm (3560 words)

	IUGG 2003 Scientific Program
		On the other hand, eutrophication in Seto Inland Sea is also the Japanese environmental issue related to nitrate pollution in the land area.
		It is necessary to clarify the nitrate flux of groundwater and river from lands to the sea.
		Furthermore, because Seto Inland Sea has a large tidal fluctuation, we have to consider the hyporheic effect on the groundwater flow and nitrate flux.
	www.cig.ensmp.fr /~iahs/sapporo/abs/jsh03_p/005809-1.html (469 words)

	7.2 Measures and Strategies based on the Law Concerning Special Measures For Conservation Of The Environment Of The ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The basic policy for reclamation proposed by the Seto Inland Sea Conservation Council in May, 1974, should be applied.
		And in addition to being reflected in the various plans regarding the conservation of the environment of the Seto Inland Sea, this plan should be a guideline in the enforcement of various related measures.
		These objectives are concerned with the achievement and maintenance of the environmental quality standards for water quality, classifying the mechanism of the occurrence of red tide, the removal of toxic sediment as well as the prevention of its adverse effects, the conservation of seaweed beds and tidelands, and the conservation of the natural seashore.
	www.emecs.or.jp /setoinfo97/7/7-2.htm (704 words)

	Maryland Sea Grant: Blue Crab Stock Enhancement Lessons - Japanese Sea Ranching Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Seto Inland Sea Ranching Program was instituted in 1963 as a national initiative to enhance fisheries through mass production and release of young-of-the-year juveniles into coastal waters (Nose1985).
		The Tamano Station on the Seto Inland Sea is the single largest production center for juvenile Portunus trituberculatus, producing 10 million 1st crab instars (C-1, 4.5-5.0 mm CW) each year, which are then grown up in secondary rearing to 4th-5th crab instar (C-4 - C-5, ca.
		As with the National Stations, it is important to note that the prefectural centers are multi-species facilities, typically producing other species such as Japanese prawn, Japanese flounder and sea bream in concert with P. trituberculatus.
	www.mdsg.umd.edu /crabs/stock_enhance/ranch.html (1138 words)

	Tales from the Inland Sea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Awajishima, the biggest island in the Seto Inland Sea, is a long island wedged between Honshu and Shikoku, separating Osaka Bay from the rest of the Inland Sea.
		These are the slack times for the water that rushes through the gap into the Inland Sea from the Pacific Ocean on the rising tide and is drained back out during the falling tide.
		"The Inland Sea is a dangerous one unless the ship has a pilot of the greatest skill and one who thoroughly knows the channels," wrote my great-grandfather on his passage through the sea in 1900.
	www.sail-japan.info /articles/art0011.shtml (3152 words)

	Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station
		The city is backed by the mountains and its front borders on the Seto Inland Sea for a distance of some 1.3 kilometers.
		The reclaimed area was all farmland and village until the Japanese government bought a large portion of it in 1938, with the view of establishing a Naval Air Station.
		Iwakuni is an historical city nestled on the shore of the peaceful Seto Inland sea.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/iwakuni.htm (1093 words)

	EXPERIENCE OF EUTROPHICATION AND HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS IN THE SETO INLAND SEA, JAPAN
		The incidents of noxious red tides had dramatically increased in frequency and scale in Japanese coastal waters, especially in the Seto Inland Sea, along with serious eutrophication in 1960s and 1970s.
		"Law Concerning Special Measures for Conservation of the Environment of the Seto Inland Sea" was legislated in 1973 and industrial loading was decreased to half of the level of 1972.
		Moreover, the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamarense has become dominant in the Seto Inland Sea in spring season, and made cultured oyster toxic almost every year.
	www.cefas.co.uk /eutwork/abstract1.htm (326 words)

	Shinto and shoguns: a return to Itsukushima.
		Located in the western part of the Seto Inland Sea, the island of Itsukushima is home to a magnificent 12th-century shrine, although its existence is thought to date back to 593 AD.
		Poised between sea and mountain, the architectural ensemble of this Shinto sanctuary is unique in Japan.
		On evenings when the skies are at their clearest, the reflections of sun rays sparkle gold upon the sea, transforming the landscape into a dazzling oil painting.
	www.unesco.org /courier/2001_02/uk/culture.htm (2034 words)

	Indepth Guide to the Regions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		One of the memorable events was the sea battle of 1185 that took place at Yashima between the Heike and the Genji, two clans that were fighting for military control over Japan.
		Nestled in the mountains, the temple is close to the former residence of the Hosokawa family, built in the late 18th century and an important cultural property.
		Negoroji on the scenic Goshikidai Plateau overlooking the Inland Sea is close to the Seto Inland Sea Folk Museum, and at Unpenji, which is located at the end of the fastest rope way in Japan, you have a magnificent view of the mountains and sea, especially beautiful after a snowfall.
	www.jnto.go.jp /eng/spn/kagawa/kagawa1.html (2200 words)

	Chugoku Goes Fishing For Submarine Cable Solution
		The Seto-inland Sea is a calm sea with many islands between Honshu-mainland and Shikoku Island.
		Maximum sea depth where the cable was laid is 45 m (148 ft), and the seabed is composed of rocky masses and sandy sediment.
		The sea area between Ishima Island and Teshima Island, where the submarine cable was installed, is an abundant fishing location, and summer is the best season for fishing.
	tdworld.com /mag/power_chugoku_goes_fishing (1451 words)

	Collected Data of High Temporal-Spatial Resolution Marine Biogeochemical Monitoring from Ferry Tracks: Seto Inland Sea ...
		Disks 1 and 2 contain the data from the Seto Inland Sea track by the "Sunflower 2", and the Osaka - Okinawa track by the "Ferry Kuroshio", respectively.
		The main contents are the results from continuous sensor measurements (T, S, pH, and fluorescence) on both tracks and from automated filtration sampling (dissolved nutrients, chlorophyll-a, and phaeopigments) on the Seto Inland Sea track.
		Therefore, we generated another data set for Line 3(3') by shifting the data to correspond to the exact time when the seawater was supposed to be taken from the sea based on the lag number.
	www-cger.nies.go.jp /cger-j/marine/d021/readme21.html (1844 words)

	Moji-ku, Kitakyushu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Large ferries for Tokyo and Osaka leave from port on the Seto Inland Sea.
		It includes the Moji-ko tourist area (Moji-ko Retro), centred on JR Kyushu's Mojiko Station, which is a replica of Rome's Termini station and is designated an important cutural property of Japan.
		The Shiranoe botanical gardens face out on the Seto Inland Sea.
	www.sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Moji-ku,_Kitakyushu (246 words)

	EMECS
		In many parts of the world there are bodies of sea water that are almost entirely enclosed by land.
		Examples include the Mediterranean Sea, the Baltic Sea, Chesapeake Bay, the Gulf of Thailand, the Bo Hai in northern China and, in Japan, the Seto Inland Sea, Tokyo Bay and Ise Bay.
		Its purpose is to create new prospects for the preservation of the environments of the Seto Inland Sea and other enclosed coastal seas throughout the world.
	www.apn.gr.jp /en/activity/emecs.html (443 words)

	Seto Inland Sea - Wikitravel
		The Seto Inland Sea (瀬戸内海 Seto Naikai) is the body of water between the Japanese islands of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu.
		Many of Japan's largest cities border the Inland Sea, and the countless small islands in the Sea are perfect for off-the-beaten-track exploration.
		The only train connection across the Inland Sea is via the Seto-Ohashi Bridge from Okayama to Takamatsu and onward.
	wikitravel.org /en/Inland_Sea (228 words)

	The power of EM revives Seto Inland Sea
		Because of the sea pollution and having farmed oysters in the same place for too many years, polluted sediment prevents oysters from healthy growth.
		You might think that laver is a product grown naturally in the sea, but actually, a lot of chemicals, such as acids and chlorine, are used for laver farming just like in agriculture.
		I am supposed to make a speech at the "Seto Inland Sea Environmental Forum", which will be held on Omi-shima in the Seto Inland Sea on September 6-7.
	homepage2.nifty.com /yugatsuru/english/spark5_2.html (745 words)

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