ABOUT THE REGIONAL NODE

The East Asian Seas Regional Node of the Global Partnership on Marine Litter (GPML) is a regional marine litter knowledge management and networking hub of the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA). The Regional Node was established by the resumed Twenty-fifth Intergovernmental Meeting (IGM 25) of COBSEA in 2022 to support the achievement of the COBSEA Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter (RAP MALI). The web platform of the Regional Node provides access to marine litter knowledge, resources, good practices, data, networks and learning in the East Asian Seas region.

The Regional Node brings together resources and stakeholders in the region to promote evidence-based and collaborative action on marine litter and plastic pollution. It provides access to policies, frameworks, and knowledge products on marine litter, promotes the replication of good practices, bridges science and policy with access to a regional research and data, and strengthens learning, capacity building and partnerships. In the interim, functions of the Regional Node are carried out by the COBSEA Secretariat.

The GPML is a multi-stakeholder partnership that provides a global cooperation mechanism to prevent marine litter and microplastics, with the aim of sharing knowledge and experience and advancing solutions. Regional Nodes of the GPML create regional networks to address regional knowledge, capacity and networking needs and priorities, leveraging engagement across stakeholder groups and building on and providing linkages to the global-level framework provided by the GPML. The Regional Node is linked to the Global Digital Platform of the GPML.

About COBSEA

The Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) is a regional intergovernmental mechanism and one of 18 Regional Seas programmes. It is the decision-making body for the East Asian Seas Action Plan, bringing together nine countries – Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Viet Nam – in protection and sustainable development of the marine and coastal environment. COBSEA focuses on marine pollution, ecosystem-based marine and coastal planning and management, and ocean governance. The COBSEA Secretariat is hosted by Thailand in Bangkok and administered by the UNEP Ecosystems Division in Nairobi.

www.cobsea.org
Home Monitoring Datasheets

Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in NOWPAP Region

       -> ICC data are available in the ICC and Workshops.

 List of Survey Sites for Marine Litter Surveys in NOWPAP Region
(by NPEC, 1996 to 2004)

ICC Results, 2013

ICC Results, 2014

    China

    ICC Results in China, 2012 (new)
    (datasheets in number and total weight, 1 site)

    ICC Results in China, 2010(new)
    (datasheets in number, 1 site)

    ICC Results in China, 2009 (updated)
    (datasheets in number and total weight, 2 sites)

    ICC Results in China, 2008(updated)

    (datasheets in number and total weight, 2 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in China, 2007
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 12 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in China, 2006
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 15 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in China, 2005
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 12 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in China, 2004
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 14 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in China, 2003
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 12 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in China, 2007-2009

    (by SOA, Summary)

    Japan

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Japan, 2012
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 21 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Japan, 2011
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 22 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Japan, 2010
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 18 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Japan, 2009
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 53 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Japan, 2008
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 58 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Japan, 2007
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 57 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Japan, 2006
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 43 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Japan, 2005
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 44 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Japan, 2004
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 31 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Japan, 2003
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 26 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Japan, 2002
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 26 sites)

    Korea

    Korean National Marine Debris Monitoring Program (2008~2012)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Korea, 2012
    (datasheets in, pieces, weight, volume, 120 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Korea, 2011

    (datasheets in, pieces, weight, volume, 120 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Korea, 2010
    (datasheets in, pieces, weight, volume, 120 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Korea, 2009
    (from KNMDMP, 5 datasheets in location, pieces, weight, source etc., 20sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Korea, 2008
    (from KNMDMP, 5 datasheets in location, pieces, weight, source etc., 20sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Korea, 2007
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 8 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Korea, 2007
    (by MLTM, datasheets in pieces and weight, 7 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Korea, 2006
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 6 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Korea, 2006
    (by MLTM, datasheets in pieces and weight, 7 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Korea, 2005
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 6 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Korea, 2005
    (by MLTM, datasheets in pieces and weight, 12 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Korea, 2004
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 6 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Korea, 2004
    (by MLTM, datasheets in pieces, 20 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Korea, 2003
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 5 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Korea, 2003
    (by MLTM, datasheets in pieces and weight, 17 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Korea, 2002
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 5 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Korea, 2000-2001
    (by MLTM, datasheets in pieces and weight, 18 sites)

    Russia

    ICC Results in Russian Far East, 2013 (new)

    (datasheets in number and total weight, 18 sites)

    ICC Results in Russian Far East, 2012 (new)

    (datasheets in number and total weight, 11 sites)

    ICC Results in Russian Far East, 2011 (updated)
    (datasheets in number and weight, 15 sites)

    ICC Results in Russian Far East, 2010 (updated)
    (datasheets in number, 4 sites)

    ICC Results in Russia Far East, 2009 (updated)
    (datasheets in number and total weight, 7 sites)

    ICC Results in Russia Far East, 2008(updated)
    (datasheets in number and total weight, 1 site)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Russia, 2007
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 6 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Russia, 2006
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 7 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Russia, 2005
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight,6 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Russia, 2003
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 5 sites)

    Monitoring Results on Marine Litter Surveys in Russia, 2002
    (by NPEC, datasheets in pieces and weight, 5 sites)