Hokkaido Environmental Bio-sector Co., Ltd. is accelerating the full-scale product development of a high-performance bird repellent specifically designed to prevent bird strikes at airports and wind power plants. This innovative solution utilizes "Marine Saponin," a natural component extracted from Okhotsk starfish, which has been found to have a strong repellent effect on birds like crows, leveraging their physiological response to create a bird-free environment.
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Hokkaido Environmental Bio-sector Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido; Representative Director: Koji Mikuni) has been developing its unique bird repellent technology since 2002. This time, we are accelerating the full-scale product development of a high-performance repellent specifically designed to prevent bird strikes at airports and wind power plants.
Purpose and Background of the Repellent
Hokkaido Environmental Bio-sector Co., Ltd. focused on the unknown potential of "starfish," which had been considered a nuisance in its long-standing fishery waste treatment business. As a result of extensive research, we discovered that a specific component extracted from starfish, "**Marine Saponin**," has a powerful repellent effect on birds (such as crows). This discovery became the origin of product development that fundamentally changes conventional bird damage countermeasures.
Large quantities of starfish are processed using our unique biotechnology (two scenes below).
Starfish harvested in large quantities, preying on scallops.
Starfish rapidly decomposed by bio-fermentation.
The characteristic of starfish extract "Marine Saponin" is that it is "purely a natural ingredient" with no chemical components used. The extract, produced by our unique biotechnology (almost odorless), utilizes a mechanism that crows instinctively avoid (recognition of UV light emission). Instead of the conventional approach of "eliminating with poison," it creates an environment that "keeps birds away" by appealing to their physiological functions.
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- Source: PR TIMES
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FAQ
Which company based in Chuo-ku, Sapporo is developing a high-performance bird repellent technology and who is its representative director?
The company is Hokkaido Environmental Bio-sector Co., Ltd., located in Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, and its representative director is Koji Mikuni.
Since what year has Hokkaido Environmental Bio-sector Co., Ltd. been developing its unique bird repellent technology according to the press release?
The press release states that Hokkaido Environmental Bio-sector Co., Ltd. has been developing its unique bird repellent technology since 2002.
What natural component extracted from starfish does Hokkaido Environmental Bio-sector Co., Ltd. use in its repellent and what is its primary effect on birds such as crows?
The company uses Marine Saponin, a natural component extracted from starfish, which has a powerful repellent effect that causes birds such as crows to avoid the treated areas.
Which specific applications are targeted by the high-performance repellent being accelerated for full-scale product development by Hokkaido Environmental Bio-sector Co., Ltd.?
The repellent is specifically designed to prevent bird strikes at airports and wind power plants, addressing safety concerns in both aviation and renewable energy sectors.
What environmental benefit does the Marine Saponin extract provide compared to conventional bird control methods that rely on poison, according to the article?
Marine Saponin is purely natural, almost odorless, and works by emitting UV light that crows instinctively avoid, creating a non-lethal environment that keeps birds away without using chemical poisons.