An International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) campaign was organized on 29 September 2007 in Busan with kind sponsorship of Korean Ministry of Maritime and Fisheries (MOMAF). Participants in the campaign and an associated workshop were from NOWPAP and COBSEA countries (China, Japan, Korea, Russia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia and Malaysia), from COBSEA secretariat and YSLME project. Several NGOs and research institutions also participated: the Ocean Conservancy (the founder of the ICC), Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute, Japan Environmental Action Network, Korean Marine Rescue Centre and the Korean National Fisheries Research and Development Institute. During the Workshop, focused on sharing information on marine litter, participants witnessed a MOU signing ceremony between the Ministry of Environment, MOMAF and four local authorities in Korea for the Nakdong River Basin Marine Litter Management which contributes to the reduction of marine litter input from the river.