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Lake Biwa is located at the center of Japan's main island. It has about 600 species of animals and 500 species of plants including 50 endemic species. It supplies drinking water to some 14 million residents downstream. The Ramsar Convention registered Lake Biwa as an important wetland site in 1993.
Akanoi Bay is located on the southeast shore of Lake Biwa. Its surface area is 1.4 km2 and average depth is 2 meters. Eight streams and canals flow into Akanoi Bay. The human population in this watershed was 58 thousand as of 2008 and still increasing. |
