Conservationist checks seaweed bed in Oura Bay, Nago

Conservationist checks seaweed bed in Oura Bay, Nago

NAGO, Japan - A survey by the Nature Conservation Society of Japan is conducted in Oura Bay in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2014. No trace of dugongs eating seaweed there was found during the survey. The society's Mariko Abe suggested it is highly likely the marine mammals have abandoned the area as a feeding ground due to an influence of the presence of boats for drilling survey and others for the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma airbase.

Conservationist checks seaweed bed in Oura Bay, Nago

Conservationist checks seaweed bed in Oura Bay, Nago

NAGO, Japan - The Nature Conservation Society of Japan's Mariko Abe examines a bed of seaweed which dugongs can feed on in Oura Bay, Nago in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, on Aug. 22, 2014.

Conservationist checks seaweed bed in Oura Bay, Nago

Conservationist checks seaweed bed in Oura Bay, Nago

NAGO, Japan - The Nature Conservation Society of Japan's Mariko Abe examines a bed of seaweed which dugongs can feed on in Oura Bay, Nago in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, on Aug. 22, 2014. (Kyodo)

Conservationist checks seaweed bed in Oura Bay, Nago

Conservationist checks seaweed bed in Oura Bay, Nago

NAGO, Japan - A survey by the Nature Conservation Society of Japan is conducted in Oura Bay in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2014. No trace of dugongs eating seaweed there was found during the survey. The society's Mariko Abe suggested it is highly likely the marine mammals have abandoned the area as a feeding ground due to an influence of the presence of boats for drilling survey and others for the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma airbase. (Kyodo)

New Japanese Prime Minister Suga

New Japanese Prime Minister Suga

Photo taken Oct. 23, 2019, shows Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and his wife Mariko heading to a banquet hosted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie at a hotel in Tokyo to celebrate Emperor Naruhito's enthronement. Suga was elected by parliament as Japan's new prime minister on Sept. 16, 2020.