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Workshop Proceedings

First NOWPAP Workshop

Keynote Speech

		UNEP challenges the global problem of marine litter \| 634KB

Special Lectures

		Marine litter activity in the NOWPAP region \| 1,624KB
		Marine Pollution caused by Plastic Waste \| 2,085KB

Status Reports on Marine Litter from NOWPAP Members

		Marine Litter in China \| 556KB
		Recent Overview and Provision of Marine Litter in Japan \| 519KB
		Policy Trend of the Korean Government toward Practical Solution to Marine Debris \| 659KB
		Marine Litter problem and ways of solving in the Russian Far East \| 880KB

SESSION 1

Simulation Model and Monitoring of Marine Litter Distribution in Northwest Pacific Region and its related areas

		Movement and accumulation of floating marine debris simulated by surface currents from satellite data \| 1,373KB
		The surface Oceanic Circulation and Ocean litters prediction of the Japan/East Sea \| 2,784KB
		Divergence/Convergence Field and its Effect on Accumulation of Sea Surface Marine Litter in Suruga Bay, Japan \| 423KB
		Use of disposable lighter as an indicator item to monitor marine debris \| 1,900KB
		A Serious Problem of Coastal Contamination by Drifted Garbage in Japan Islands \| 3,179KB
		Activities for litter washed ashore by Japan Coast Guard \| 6,455KB
		Buried Litter on the Beaches of the Northwest Pacific Region: Small but Significant Plastic Fragments in the Sand \| 1,740KB
		NGO's and Public Participation for Solution of Marine Debris Problems in Korea \| 1,324KB
		Primorsky Kray Shoreline Pollution Monitoring Methods and Results \| 1,525KB

SESSION 2

Policy and Management or Marine Litter in NOWPAP Members

		The Management of Marine Litter in China \| 3,530KB
		Preventing Marine Litter from Land-Based Activities in China \| 1,303KB
		Outline of Japaneese coastal administration and taking measures against coastal litter by way of the administration \| 226KB
		An Application of Watershed Approach to Manage Land-Based Debris in Han River Basin, Korea \| 1,077KB
		Initiatives for Building Cooperative Mechanism for the Protection of Marine Environment from Marine Debris in Northwest Pacific Region \| 163KB
		Decision of the problem of waste treatment in Primorye region \| 822KB

SESSION 3

Miscellaneous Topics Concerning Marine Litter

		Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships in China \| 117KB
		Marine Fishery Environment Protection in China ---------- Cooperative efforts related to marine debris management in China \| 2,586KB
		Ghost Fishing by Derelict Fishing Gear: Achievement in Evaluation of Impacts \| 1,009KB
		What is needed to Stop Trash Getting into the Marine Environment? \| 553KB
		Enlightening Citizens by Increasing Public Awareness of teh Environment Through Research on the Reality of Seabed Litter \| 708KB
		Research on Washed-up Driftage on the Coasts of the Northwest Pacific Region \| 2,498KB
		Introduction to Integrated Management System for Marine Debris in Korea Sea Waters \| 3,716KB
		Problems of Pollution of Coastal Waters, Sewage and Waste Products in NOWPAP Region \| 3,522KB
		Litter Pollution of the Khabarovsky Krai Coastal Zone \| 1,158KB

Organized by:
Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP)

Sponsored by:
• Ministry of Environment, and
• North Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation Center

Supported by:
• NOWPAP Regional Coordinating Unit (RCU)
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• Toyama Prefecture
• Toyama City
• Japanese Association for Coastal Zone Studies (JACZS)
• Japan Driftological Society
• Japan Society of Waste Management Experts (JSWME)