Learning About Marine Conservation Activities at the Kannonzaki Nature Museum
Saturday, October 16, 2021
Kanagawa Prefecture
Learning About Marine Conservation Activities at the Kannonzaki Nature Museum
| Overview | In this activity at the Kannonzaki Nature Museum, participants learned about nationally designated protected and endangered marine species, based on the theme of “real nature and ecosystems” in the Tokyo Bay drainage area and the Miura Peninsula, and about familiar marine creatures through a tour of the museum. Museum staff lectured on marine conservation. It also included marine conservation activities through cleaning up at Tatarahama Beach. |
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| Partner organizations | Kannonzaki Nature Museum, Kanagawa Coastal Beautification Foundation |
| Contact | JTB Corp. Education Division II Attn.: Rui Asaoka, Mai Okada Tel.: 03-5909-8031 Closed: Wednesdays, weekends, holidays Hours: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm |
Comments from participants
・ Going to the coast and seeing all the plastic waste that had drifted ashore showed me how we need to try harder in future marine conservation.
・ I was surprised to see how many tiny microplastics, which are not visible at first glance, were contained in a scoop of beach sand. It made me feel that we need to be more careful, because such wastes are connected to ocean pollution.
・ Although I had heard the term “SDGs” before, the lecture by museum staff made them easy to understand even for children.
・ I learned that even in nearby Tokyo Bay the inner and outer bay environments are completely different from each other.
・ Taking samples of marine plants was more difficult than I had expected. They made for memorable souvenirs.
Comments from the partner organization
・ We hope that this activity will help more people to learn about the current state of Tokyo Bay and related issues and serve as an opportunity to change their thinking on subjects such as marine conservation and reducing plastic wastes.
・ In particular, we hope that those from sections working with educational groups will help communicate to schools what students can do to protect their own future environment, through programs such as this one.
Comments from the staff member responsible
Although it had been threatened by the spread of COVID-19, this Brighter Earth Project was able to be held without a hitch thanks to the cooperation of many people.
Although the term “SDGs” alone sounds like something difficult to do, it seems to me that thinking about the SDGs from a more familiar perspective, as in this program, has served as an opportunity to get even small children to enjoy thinking about marine conservation.
I hope that those who participated in it will continue to keep in mind and pass along to many others the things they have learned about what they can now do for future generations.
Thank you very much to all who cooperated in this program.
