The “Regional Workshop on Assessing Marine Environment Quality of the Yellow Sea” was co-organised by the UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea Project and National Marine Environment Monitoring Center (NMEMC, China) from the 2nd to 4th June 2008, in Shenyang, China.
The workshop objectives were to:1. Understand the methodologies for assessing marine environmental quality, especially marine eutrophication, for both HAB and jellyfish bloom ;
2. Exchange ideas and experiences on assessment and monitoring of marine environmental quality;
3. Understand the pollution control policy for reduction of eutrophication in the Yellow Sea; and
4. Understand the assessment criteria used in the Yellow Sea littoral countries.The workshop discussed assessment methodologies, eutrophication and related policies, case studies.
Assessment methodologies
– Methodologies for assessment of marine environmental quality (involving media of water columns, sediment, and organism);
– Introduction on criteria for assessment of marine environmental quality;
– Hazardous substance, including name list of hazardous substance and eco-toxicological data (database) of substances of concern;
– Tracing monitoring of offshore dumping; and
– Monitoring and assessment of recreational waters.
Eutrophication and related policies
– Methodologies for assessment of marine eutrophication, with reference to YS eutrophication assessment (involving classification criteria, indicators and methods); and
– Pollution control policy for reduction of eutrophication.
More detail can be obtained by contacting info@yslme.org