The Second Coastal Environmental Assessment Workshop was held on September 11, 2008 in Toyama, Japan. In order to develop a common method of coastal environmental assessment which should be applied in the four NOWPAP Member states, CEARAC conducted a case study at Toyama Bay on the method for a coastal environmental assessment in the 2007-2008 biennium. During the workshop, the developed method for coastal environmental assessment was introduced.
1. Participating Organizations
Organizer: Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation Center (NPEC)
Supporter: IOC/WESTPAC, the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science, Japan Society on Water Environment, Ministry of the Environment of Japan, North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES), NOWPAP RCU, the Oceanographic Society of Japan, the Remote Sensing Society of Japan, Toyama Prefecture, Toyama City, Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem Project (YSLME)
Participants: Experts in coastal environmental assessment from the NOWPAP Member states (Japan, China, Korea and Russia) and relevant organizations
2.Programme
| 9:30-11:00 |
Keynote Speech |
| 11:30-16:40 |
Session 1: Activities of NOWPAP Partners for Conservation of Coastal Environment Session 2: Interim Report of HAB Case Studies in the NOWPAP Member States Session 3: Review of Procedures for Assessment of Eutrophication Status Including Evaluation of Land Based Sources of Nutrients for the NOWPAP Region |
| 17:00-18:00 | General Discussion: Application of NOWPAP Procedures for Assessment of Eutrophication Status Including Evaluation of Land Based Sources of Nutrients in this Region |
3.Main results
The participants agreed on the following issues:
○ Application and evaluation of common procedures in multiple countries
・ Definition of eutrophication
・ Usage of the standardized procedure in the region
・ Simplified method of eutrophication assessment
○ Eutrophication standards in areas of different use
・ Setting of assessment standards in accordance with the state of the sea
・ Agreement among countries on assessment values and assessment methods
・ Implementation of phased assessment
○ Database for sharing information and data
・ Development of a database for sharing data
4. Proceedings
Proceeding of the Second Coastal Environmental Assessment Workshop
