Start its own investigation in order to understand the distribution of Wakayama Prefecture methane hydrate.

31, Wakayama Prefecture began its own investigation in order to understand the distribution of methane hydrate to sleep on the ocean floor. While attracting attention as the next generation of energy resources, by collecting their own data, there is a purpose to connect to attract research and development resources.

Until the early morning of February 1, research in the area of two thousand meters to a depth of about a thousand Kumanonada use fisheries research ship of the prefecture. Methane hydrate on the surface up to a depth of a few meters from the seabed subject, looking at fishfinder bubbles of methane gas began to melt into the sea.

According to the department, such as, methane hydrate surface mining technology has not been established. In September last year prefectures 10 facing the Sea of ​​Japan, such as Kyoto was established organization for the promotion of development is also confirmed in the Sea of ​​Japan, and conducted a survey to its own Hyogo Prefecture, movement toward use is accelerating are. I hope we get a result that stimulate the world, the country researching the fast.


和歌山県は３１日、海底に眠るメタンハイドレートの分布を把握するため独自の調査を始めた。次世代のエネルギー資源として注目される中、独自のデータを集めることで、研究や資源開発の誘致につなげる狙いがある。
　県の水産調査船を使い２月１日未明まで、熊野灘の水深約千～２千メートルの海域で調査。海底から深さ数メートルまでの表層にあるメタンハイドレートが対象で、海中に溶け出したメタンガスの泡を魚群探知機で探す。
　県などによると、表層のメタンハイドレートは採掘技術が確立していない。日本海側でも確認され昨年９月には京都府など日本海に面した１０府県が開発促進のための組織を発足、兵庫県も独自に調査を行うなど、利用に向けた動きが加速している。どんどん調査研究を進めて国を、世界を刺激する結果を出していって欲しいですね。