Amakusa Underwater Park

...The continental shelf is developed to a depth of less than 200m, and offshore, sardines, horse mackerel, mackerel, and other fish are caught in the warm currents, while the rocky coastline is home to spiny lobsters, sea urchins, and abalone. It is also a treasure trove of rockfish and a great place for rock fishing. The coast is home to cliffs, oddly shaped rocks, and caves, and the area is designated as Unzen-Amakusa National Park, with scenic spots such as Kikaigaura and Myokenura (Namu Amakusa). The coast of Amakusa Town is home to a developed coral reef where many kinds of fish swim, and it is part of the Amakusa Underwater Park, along with Tomioka and Ushibuka. On the coast of Tomioka, there is a monument commemorating the poem "Unya Sanya" by Rai Sanyo, who wrote about the Amakusa Nada Sea.

*Some of the terms mentioned in relation to Amakusa Marine Park are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…深さ200m以浅の大陸棚が発達し，沖合では暖流にのるイワシ，アジ，サバなど，岩礁の多い沿岸ではイセエビ，ウニ，アワビがとれ，またイシダイの宝庫で磯釣りの本場でもある。海岸には断崖，奇岩，洞窟が発達し，鬼海ヶ浦，妙見浦(名･天)などの景勝地があって一帯は雲仙天草国立公園に指定されており，また天草町の海岸はサンゴ礁が発達して多種の魚群が遊泳し，富岡，牛深と並んで天草海中公園になっている。富岡の海岸には，天草灘をうたった頼山陽の〈雲耶山耶〉の詩碑がある。…

※「天草海中公園」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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