Regional Co-Operation on Marine Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Northwest Pacific-with a Special Reference to NOWPAP Regional Oil Spill Contingency Plan
Kang Seong-Gil
(Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response Regional Activity Centre of the Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP MERRAC) Maritime and Ocean Engineering Research Institute (MOERI))
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Oh Jeong-Hwan
(Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response Regional Activity Centre of the Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP MERRAC) Maritime and Ocean Engineering Research Institute (MOERI))
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Kang Chang-Gu
(Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response Regional Activity Centre of the Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP MERRAC) Maritime and Ocean Engineering Research Institute (MOERI))
In today's world, oil spills are a major environmental problem. In total, millions of tones of oil have been spilled into the world's ocean, resulting in enormous impacts on fisheries, wildlife and their habitats, coastal industries and tourism, and even on political and social aspects, etc. The sea...
In today's world, oil spills are a major environmental problem. In total, millions of tones of oil have been spilled into the world's ocean, resulting in enormous impacts on fisheries, wildlife and their habitats, coastal industries and tourism, and even on political and social aspects, etc. The sea area of the far-eastern Asian countries-that is, Northwest Pacific region, was regarded as the area facing the highest risk of oil spill in the world. In fact, 19 major oil spills (greater than 1,000 tons), 124 intermediate spills ($50{\sim}1,000$ tons), and innumerable small spills (less than 50 tons) have been occurred in the area from 1990-2004. Based upon the perception of high risk of oil spill, the four countries bordering the Northwest Pacific (China, Japan, R. Korea and Russia) have developed effective measures for regional cooperation in marine pollution preparedness and response within the framework of the Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP), agreed in 1994 by the governments. They have especially developed the NOWPAP Regional Oil Spill Contingency Plan and its Memorandum of Understanding, which will be a firm foundation in our strong partnership among NOWPAP Members in the relevant field. The present paper introduces current activities of MERRAC as a new regional initiative on marine pollution preparedness and response in the NOWPAP region, together with analysis of oil spill risk in the region and regional preparedness and response system to oil spill, with a special reference to NOWPAP Regional Oil Spill Contingency Plan.
In today's world, oil spills are a major environmental problem. In total, millions of tones of oil have been spilled into the world's ocean, resulting in enormous impacts on fisheries, wildlife and their habitats, coastal industries and tourism, and even on political and social aspects, etc. The sea area of the far-eastern Asian countries-that is, Northwest Pacific region, was regarded as the area facing the highest risk of oil spill in the world. In fact, 19 major oil spills (greater than 1,000 tons), 124 intermediate spills ($50{\sim}1,000$ tons), and innumerable small spills (less than 50 tons) have been occurred in the area from 1990-2004. Based upon the perception of high risk of oil spill, the four countries bordering the Northwest Pacific (China, Japan, R. Korea and Russia) have developed effective measures for regional cooperation in marine pollution preparedness and response within the framework of the Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP), agreed in 1994 by the governments. They have especially developed the NOWPAP Regional Oil Spill Contingency Plan and its Memorandum of Understanding, which will be a firm foundation in our strong partnership among NOWPAP Members in the relevant field. The present paper introduces current activities of MERRAC as a new regional initiative on marine pollution preparedness and response in the NOWPAP region, together with analysis of oil spill risk in the region and regional preparedness and response system to oil spill, with a special reference to NOWPAP Regional Oil Spill Contingency Plan.
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