Sunday, December 21, 2014

Marine Litter News (2014) Vol 5(2) from East Asia Civil Forum on Marine Litter

Please see the attached file :

Marine Litter News (2014) Vol 5(2) from East Asia Civil Forum on Marine Litter

[출처] Marine Litter News (2014) Vol 5(2) from East Asia Civil Forum on Marine Litter (동아시아 바다공동체 오션) |작성자 통영이미정
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8O06GLwcJD6aEVwZUVJcHlNRVU/view?usp=sharing



Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Video: Save Black-faced Spoonbills from Fishing Debris

Video: Save Black-faced Spoonbills from fishing debris

This video of "Please save Black-faced Spoonbills from recreational fishing debris" was launched on May 22, the International Day for Biological Diversity, 2014.

The video can be seen on the Youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh7ns2TjP6Y



The Black-faced Spoonbill, Platalea minor, is an internationally endangered species, with its population less than 3,000 as of 2014. It is astonishing that this vulnerable bird is damaged not only from coastal development and pollution, but also from leisure fishing debris such as fishing lines and hooks. We suggested changes of human actions needed to protect this beautiful bird from marine debris at the end of this video.

More information can be seen at the websites of Waterbirds Network Korea (http://cafe.daum.net/WNKorea) and Korea Marine Litter Institute (www.osean.net).

You can contact Dr. Yong Chang Jang (yongchangjang@hotmail.com) for any question.


Monday, October 27, 2014

AMETEC Protocol on Beached Debris Monitoring

AMETEC Protocol on Beached Debris Monitoring

AMETEC Protocol on Beached Debris Monitoring was developed through AMETEC workshop in 2013 and 2014 in KIOST, South Korea.

The 2013 version and 2014 version of the protocol and excel files forms for the protocol can be downloaded freely from the below website.

Any people can use this protocol and if the survey results are sent to us, the data shall be included in the AMETEC beached debris monitoring report.

Yong Chang Jang (Ph.D.)
researcher at Korea Marine Litter Institute
yongchangjang@hotmail.com
+82-10-9904-5224
+82-55-649-5224

http://cafe.naver.com/osean/1544

http://cafe.naver.com/osean/1543

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Side Event at CBD COP12: Impacts of Marine Debris on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity

Impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity

Side event of Twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 12)

Venue: Pyeongchang, Korea.
Time: 10 October 2014 13:00-15:00


Organizer:
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Korea Maritime Institute (KMI)
Our Sea of East Asia Network (Korea Marine Litter Institute)


Invited speaker:
Sunwook Hong (Our Seas of East Asia Network)
Impact of marine debris in wild animals in the coastal area of Korea.

Kisup Lee (Waterbird Network Korea)
Plastic debris as nesting materials in a breeding site of endangered species Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor in South Korea.

Panel discussion:






  • Mr. Nicholas Bax (CISRO/Australia)
  • Ms. Jacqueline Alder (UNEP)
  • Ms. Jessica Sanders (FAO)
  • Ms. Daniela Diz (WWF)

This event will review and and consolidate on the experiences, tools and guidance on addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity, and provide inputs to the forthcoming CBD Expert Workshop on this issue in December 2014.


Contact: Dr. Yong Chang Jang
055-649-5224 (South Korea 82)
010-9904-5224 (South Korea 82)
yongchangjang@hotmail.com


Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Marine Debris Impact on wildlife: A pdf book of cases with pictures

Marine Debris Impact on wildlife: A pdf book of cases with pictures

September 4, 2014
By Dr. Yong Chang Jang
yongchangjang@hotmail.com

The book was published in 2012 in both English and Korean.
Please visit the link to freely download the pdf file.

http://cafe.naver.com/osean/1504



Marine Litter Activity Book for Children (pdf file in English)

Marine Litter Activity Book for Children (pdf file in English)

By Dr. Yong Chang Jang at Korea Marine Litter Institute
yongchangjang@hotmail.com, +82-10-9904-5224

We, Korea Marine Litter Institute, have developed an activity book for children in 2012. They can learn the impact of marine debris while just playing with this booklet in English.

As a file cannot be attached to this Google Blog, I am sharing the pdf file at the below link.

http://cafe.naver.com/osean/1503





Monday, August 4, 2014

The biggest beach of Korea covered with marine debris blown by Typhoon on August 4, 2014

The biggest beach of Korea covered with marine debris blown by Typhoon on August 4, 2014

By Dr. Yong Chang Jang,
researcher at Korea Marine Litter Institute
yongchangjang@hotmail.com

Hae Un Dae Beach on Busan City is covered with about 150 tons of marine debris blown by Typhoon Nakri on August 4, 2014.

The beach is the most favorite in Korea. On some hot days, even 1 million people visit the beach on one day.

The marine debris covering the beach is special, as it is mostly composed of one type o f wooden board. Some newspaper reported that (1) this wooden board was released by the Typhoon by accident from a nearby coast, (2) this wooden board was originally on a ship, which was stranded in front of Busan in the last July, and the freight was moved to a coast and kept, but, (3) as the lost freight-wooden board-was not tightly bind, they were released by the Typhoon.

The case shows the importance of marine debris management again. The pictures below was taken on August 4 by Ms. Tae Hee Kim, a member of Korea Marine Litter Institute.

 <Fig 1. Marine debris covering Hae Un Dae Beach, Korea on August 4, 2014 (C) Tae Hee Kim>
 <Fig 1. Marine debris covering Hae Un Dae Beach, Korea on August 4, 2014 (C) Tae Hee Kim>
<Fig 1. Marine debris covering Hae Un Dae Beach, Korea on August 4, 2014. Korean Coast Guard and Military is helping with cleaning them up. (C) Tae Hee Kim>