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http://dx.doi.org/10.7837/kosomes.2013.19.2.186

A Consideration on Yellow Sea Governance of Korea and China  

Cho, Dong-Oh (Institute of International Maritime Affairs, Korea Maritime University)
Ju, Hyun-Hee (Ocean Policy Research Section, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety / v.19, no.2, 2013 , pp. 186-192 More about this Journal
Abstract
Because of the shallow depth of 44 m and large area of wetland in Korea and China, the class I productivity of Yellow Sea is very high (>300 $gC/m^2/year$), which is supporting substantial populations of fish, invertebrates, marine mammals and seabirds. However, the Yellow Sea is a large marine ecosystem which is enclosed by mainland of China and Korean peninsula, so it is vulnerable to external stress such as environmental degradation and overfishing. Recently, since the Fisheries Agreement between Korea and China, overfishing and illegal fishing of China and environmental degradation caused by coastal development in Korea and China have given much stress to the marine ecosystem of Yellow Sea. This article suggests that the major factors of governance are ineffectively responding to the growing demand for exploitation of the Yellow Sea and the international cooperation for establishing network of Yellow Sea governance is urgent.
Keywords
Yellow Sea; Large Marine Ecosystem; Governance; Stakeholders; Sustainable Development;
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