Due to the eruption of a submarine volcano in the Ogasawara Islands, a large amount of pumice stones were washed ashore on the main island of Okinawa, affecting the fishing and tourism industries, and Okinawa Prefecture decided to set up an urgent countermeasure team.

In August, a large amount of pumice stones erupted at the submarine volcano "Fukutoku Okanoba" in the Ogasawara Islands were washed ashore on the main island of Okinawa, causing damage to the fishing industry and impact on tourism such as marine leisure. I am.



In response to this, Okinawa Prefecture has decided to set up an urgent countermeasure team to deal with cross-departmental responses.



The emergency response team will consist of personnel in charge of the Environment Department, the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Department, which has jurisdiction over the fishing port, and the Civil Engineering and Construction Department.



As a prefecture, in cooperation with the national government and municipalities, we will centrally collect information centered on the countermeasure team to grasp the entire damage, and then work on measures such as removal of pumice stones and compensation for damage. increase.