The flack and education to public for the ecosystem protection and managing mode around the north Yellow Sea area

Liaoning Ocean and Fishery Department

In Dandong, China, the Liaoning Ocean and Fishery Department (LOFD) organised a drawing competition and an environmental education class for elementary school children, a knowledge contest for local residents, and a seminar on environmental laws and regulations for local industries and governments. The LOFD also organised an environmental campaign in Dandong's business district, providing educational materials such as boards, banners and booklets. More than 3,800 booklets were distributed to various stakeholders. It is worth nothing noting that the LOFD organised the above activities in co-operation with other local organisations, including the Dandong Education Committee and the Dandong Newspaper.

1. School publicity Programme

In co-operation with Dandong Education Committee and Dandong Newspaper Press, a programme of lectures with the theme of the marine and coastal environment was organized. The lecture focused on Dandong City/Yalujian River estuary, a close local environment for the pupils of the Experimental and Jintang School. The lecture course was followed by 187 teachers and 3833 pupils of both elementary schools in Dandong city. Information booklets on marine protection and management were also distributed.

The school publicity program followed with a drawing competition with the theme of “Taking the ocean protection to heart”. The competition was followed by 500 school children of two elementary schools in Dandong city.

684 students also participated on the composition exercise theme “Protect the ocean environment, Cherish our blue home” and the photo exhibition with great enthusiasm.

2. Popular science propaganda week

In co-operation with the Dandong Science and Technology Association, an awareness street programme was carried out targeting over five thousand persons from pupils, businessmen and general public. Thirteen awareness boards and twelve awareness banners were installed in the street and two thousand booklets on marine protection and management were distributed.

3. Seminar on environmental laws and regulations

A series of seminar lectures to a group of 55 people from the coastal industries and the local government sectors provided in detail information and a discussion forum on:

3.1 ’An introduction to fishery ecological environment and protection of the Yalujiang river estuary’ presented by Wang Nianbin;

3.2 ’Laws and regulations about the protection of marine and coastal environment and the management of the ocean project’ presented by Wen Quan;

3.3 ’Marine environment protection regulation of Liaoning province’ presented by Meng Dexin and Zou Xiaochun;

3.4 ‘Marine environment management and protection of Dandong city’ presented by Sun Yaquan.

The activity has helped strengthen compliance with the laws and regulations on environmental protection and promoted active participation of the enterprises. With it, sixty booklets on the marine protection and its management were distributed.

4. Community propaganda

As one of public awareness activities, a community propaganda was organized in Dandong city, from the 22nd September to the 30th October 2006. The objective of this community propaganda activity was for local publics to learn the concept of marine environment protection in the Yellow Sea and the sustainable use of its natural resources. With the participation from the staff of Liaoning Provincial Marine and Fishery Administration and Dandong Marine and Fishery Bureau, exhibitions were carried out on Qinghuayuan Community, Dongshengliyuan Community, Linjiang Street and Jinxiuhuayuan Community.

5. Media propaganda

In order to promote the public awareness, Dandong Newspaper pressed reports of “Protecting our ocean” and “Organizing the public propaganda for the management of sea area uses in Dandong city.

6. Booklet

     Information booklets were prepared and distributed to general public and schools during all the activities.