3.2 Restriction based on the Law Concerning Special Measures for
　 　Conservation of the Environment of the Seto Inland Sea

　　If the governors of the prefectures concerned give the permission for the reclamation of public water area, the Law Concerning Special Measures for Conservation of the Environment of the Seto Inland Sea force them to take the special characteristics into consideration. The report on the principle for the reclamation was submitted to Environment Agency of Japan in May, 1974 from the Seto Inland Sea Environmental Conservation Council. The outline of this report is as follows.

Outline of the Principle for Reclamation in the Seto Inland Sea

This Principle was established based in the following law;
LAW CONCERNING SPECIAL MEASURES FOR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE SETO INLAND SEA

Outline of the Basic Policy for Reclamation
(Preamble) Reclamation of the Seto Inland Sea should be strictly controlled, and if it is authorized for an unavoidable reason it should be conducted in accordance with the policy described below:

1.Policy by Region Policy

Policy
Region
1) Every effort should be
　 made to avoid reclamation 		designated environmental conservation areas
1 special areas designated by Natural Parks Law
2 special areas designated by Natural Environment Conservation Act
3 special areas designated by the Wildlife Protection Law
4 histric relics, scenic spots and natural monuments other areas designated by law as fishery reserves
(2) Reclamation which do not
　　comply with the below-
　　mentioned matters for
　　consideration should be
　　avoided if at all possible.
Specified sea areas badly polluted sea areas with a highdegree of stagnation
(6 sea areas)
　 (matters for consideration)
・things which contribute to pollution and environmental conservation
・things for which certain facilities described in the Water Pollution Control Law are not established
・small pollution load of effluents, etc.
(3) confirming matters for
　　general consideration 		all sea areas

2.Matters for General Consideration

(1) conservation of sea area environment...only slightly affected by water pollution
(2) conservation of natural environment...only slight effect on ecosystem and natural beauty
(3) conservation of living aquatic resources...only slight effect on fishing industry

　

Added Figure: Speciefied Sea Area　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　Badly polluted sea area with a high degree of stagnation

Name of Sea Area
Location
Depths of
Osaka-wan		 Zone between the left side of the mouth of Ozato river, Hannan-cho, Sennan-gun, Osaka Pref. and the right side of the mouth of Myohoji river, Suma-ward, Kobe-city, Hyogo Pref.
Northern Harima-nada Zone between the light house at the Eigashima port, Hyogo Pref. and the point of the Desaki cape, Okayama Pref.
Kagawa side of harima-nada Zone between the point of the Umagahana, Shido-cho, Okawa-gun, Kagawa Pref. and the left side of the Kato river, Takamatsu city, Kagawa Pref.
Mizushima-nada Zone between the point of the Nishinohana, Shimotsui, Kurashiki city, Okayama Pref. and the Abuto light house, Hiroshima Pref.
Ehime side of Hiuchi-nada Zone between Yokizaki, Kawanoe city, Ehime Pref. and the point of Osumihana, Hakata-cho, Ehime Pref.
Hiroshima side of Aki-nada & Hiroshima-wan Zone between the light signal of Shigeiwa, Todahigashi, Nikata-cho, Kure city, Hiroshima Pref. and the Setoyamahana, Obata town, Yamaguchi Pref.

　

　　After the enforcement of the Law Concerning Tentative Measures for Conservation of the Environment of the Seto Inland Sea (November 2 in 1973), 4,131 sites with total area of 10,592 ha have been permitted for reclamation until November 1 in 1997. Indeed from now on, environmental preservation and protection will be taken into consideration in permitting for reclamation. Trends of the reclamation area in each prefecture and in the Seto Inland Sea are shown in Table 3-2 and Figure 3-4, respectively.

Table 3-2 Trend of Reclamation Area in Each Prefecture in the Seto Inland Sea

(dimension: ha)
Year Osaka Hyogo Wakayama Okayama Hiroshima Yamaguchi Tokushima Kagawa Ehime Fukuoka Oita Total Accumulation
S40
144.3
348.9
65.1
795.6
68.8
24.4
0.8
565.0
109.7
13.1
61.5
2,197.2
2,197.2
41
0.1
33.3
84.3
191.3
40.5
11.4
31.6
35.3
5.1
11.3
35.7
479.9
2,677.1
42
6.3
362.7
2.1
4.9
44.6
159.1
22.0
15.7
7.9
549.1
55.6
1,230.0
3,907.1
43
44.0
2.9
15.3
39.0
612.3
76.1
28.5
19.4
34.2
109.9
28.7
1,010.3
4,917.4
44
163.1
768.7
41.4
1,985.7
87.4
165.1
41.8
242.8
28.7
1.8
68.7
3,595.2
8,512.6
45
182.7
410.5
8.8
5.7
116.8
51.0
4.5
270.4
49.7
232.3
132.5
1,464.9
9,977.5
46〜48
628.0
1,378.0
43.0
1,681.0
678.0
353.0
23.0
176.0
298.0
281.0
666.0
6,205.0
16,182.5
49
6.0
6.0
1.0
48.0
20.0
28.0
19.0
37.0
109.0
60.0
42.0
376.0
16,558.5
50
0.0
12.0
15.0
3.0
10.0
86.0
4.0
34.0
358.0
4.0
10.0
536.0
17,094.5
51
62.0
50.0
0.0
8.0
40.0
22.0
10.0
41.0
23.0
1.0
16.0
273.0
17,367.5
52
411.0
93.0
4.0
111.0
8.0
39.0
0.0
41.0
31.0
251.0
44.0
1,033.0
18,400.5
53
244.0
6.0
0.0
53.0
159.0
116.0
8.0
21.0
55.0
255.0
73.0
990.0
19,390.5
54
20.0
82.0
2.0
4.0
18.0
13.0
2.0
4.0
19.0
4.0
93.0
261.0
19,651.5
55
0.7
58.4
188.7
17.7
7.3
5.2
1.7
5.6
16.0
216.3
16.8
534.4
20,185.9
56
53.8
7.5
5.9
10.1
55.6
25.4
32.9
25.5
60.3
11.5
11.8
300.3
20,486.2
57
0.0
13.7
3.4
4.9
5.6
5.0
3.3
4.9
27.8
1.2
40.9
110.7
20,596.9
58
21.7
99.3
2.0
45.3
42.7
110.3
4.9
41.6
49.1
0.3
11.6
428.8
21,025.7
59
0.1
10.8
7.9
10.5
19.8
82.7
0.5
26.3
5.1
41.2
8.6
213.5
21,239.2
60
28.8
15.3
0.7
7.9
15.0
6.8
0.4
15.6
78.3
3.7
12.7
185.2
21,424.4
61
0.0
3.6
3.4
1.6
8.9
19.5
119.4
7.0
86.2
3.7
14.7
268.0
21,692.4
62
830.1
364.0
12.9
191.8
165.2
20.8
1.5
16.8
54.7
6.4
25.7
1,689.9
23,382.3
63
106.6
171.7
13.2
0.8
14.5
3.8
0.9
4.7
40.8
0.6
3.0
360.6
23,742.9
H 1
202.7
39.5
48.9
9.5
12.1
17.5
23.3
17.5
15.9
5.2
9.2
401.3
24,144.2
2
0.4
26.2
5.5
1.6
25.2
46.1
18.6
26.4
58.7
8.2
41.7
258.6
24,402.8
3
0.0
11.9
43.7
0.0
45.9
8.7
0.6
11.4
10.2
9.0
32.3
173.7
24,576.5
4
1.1
16.2
0.0
2.2
71.9
8.9
0.6
25.8
7.6
1.2
12.0
147.5
24,724.0
5
0.2
22.4
9.7
54.9
33.1
42.1
1.4
29.8
16.6
0.0
35.2
245.4
24,969.4
6
0.0
16.1
11.8
22.5
101.9
15.1
2.2
35.8
18.0
221.2
17.4
462.0
25,431.4
7
0.0
100.0
46.0
0.6
18.1
73.1
119.2
10.8
11.7
164.8
21.4
565.7
25,997.1
8
11.3
17.0
7.5
6.7
165.3
30.8
35.0
3.5
33.9
0.0
4.7
315.7
26,312.8
9
1.0
9.4
0.9
4.8
7.3
309.3
0.7
5.7
100.8
0.0
21.5
461.4
26,774.2
total
3,170.0
4,557.0
694.1
5.323.6
2,718.8
1,975.2
562.3
1,817.3
1,820.0
2,468.0
1,667.9
26,774.2
26,774.2
40〜48
1,168.5
3,305.0
260.0
4,703.2
1,648.4
840.1
152.2
1,324.6
533.3
1,198.5
1,048.7
16,182.5
16,182.5
49〜9
2,001.5
1,252.0
434.1
620.4
1,070.4
1,135.1
410.1
492.7
1,286.7
1,269.5
619.2
10,591.7
10,591.7

Note: 1) after the data by Environment Agency of Japan
　　　　2) Data in 1971-1973 show the total from January 1 in 1971 to November 1 in 1973.
　 　 　3) Data after 1973 show the total from November 2 in the Previous year of the each coresponding
　　　　 　 year to November 1 in the each coresponding year.

　


　 　　 Note 1) after the data by Environment Agency of Japan
　　　　 　　　2) Data in 1971-1973 show the total from January 1 in 1971 to November 1 in 1973.
　　　　　　　 3) Data after 1973 show the total from November 2 in the previous year of the each coresponding
　　　　　　　　　 year to November 1 in the each coresponding year.
　　　　 　 　4) The tentative law was enforced on November 2 in 1973
　　　　　　　5) values of 1971-1973 in figures are mean value of the 3 years.

Figure 3-4 Trend of the Summarized area of Reclamation in the Seto Inland Sea