A Tsunami is coming!: Local fishers played an important role in keeping rural coastal economies alive after the worst tsunami in Japan’s history

Basurto, Xavier and Yokoyama, Takafumi and Ikeguchi, Akiko (2017) A Tsunami is coming!: Local fishers played an important role in keeping rural coastal economies alive after the worst tsunami in Japan’s history. Samudra Report (76). pp. 4-7. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

At 14:46 local time on 11 March 2011 the collision of the North American and the Pacific tectonic plates resulted in the most powerful earthquake (9.0-9.1 Mw) in the history of Japan. The epicentre was about 70 km from the Oshika peninsula and left behind its wake more than 19,000 casualties, 7,000 people missing or injured and significant damage throughout the Japanese northeastern coast.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM1025
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Coastal Communitites, Tsunami, Japan, Oysters, Rehabilitation, Income, Fish Production
Subjects:	Disasters and Climate Change
Depositing User:	Users 4 not found.
Date Deposited:	25 Oct 2021 17:34
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2022 11:46
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1601

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