Water / Soil / Ground Environment
A symposium on marine litter was held in January 2016.
"2016 New Year Symposium on Marine Litter" was held at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology on January 23 & 24, 2016.
The symposium was held for 2 days as an international (January 23) and domestic (January 24) symposium. The lecturers and audience exchanged their opinions actively on both days. The Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan shall make further policy efforts to combat marine litter.
1.Event Details
- Dates: January 23(Sat.) & 24(Sun.), 2016
- Venue : Shinagawa Campus, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
- Host: The Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
- Schedule:
- January 23 (Sat.) 09:00~18:00 International Symposium
- January 24 (Sun.) 09:00~17:00 Domestic Symposium
2. Programs
(1) January 23, 2016 (Sat.) International Symposium
- Venue: Shinagawa Campus, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
09:00-09:15 |
Opening Address (The Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan・Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology) |
09:15-09:55 |
Marine litter: Are there solutions to this global environmental problem? [PDF 3,304KB] |
09:55-10:35 |
Marine plastic pollution : chemical threat to marine ecosystem [JP PDF 1,270KB] |
10:35-10:45 |
Break |
10:45-11:25 |
The countermeasures of UNEP and NOWPAP against marine litter. [PDF 967KB] |
11:25-12:05 |
Microplastics in the Korean coastal environment |
12:05-13:10 |
Break |
13:10-13:50 |
Field survey of micro-plastics in two different intertidal sediments of China [PDF 1,482KB] |
13:50-14:30 |
Current status and measures taken against marine litter in Russia |
14:30-14:40 |
Break |
14:40-15:20 |
Current situation of marine litter around Japan [JP PDF 2,405KB] |
15:20-16:00 |
Risk Analysis for Marine Debris Impacts on Wildlife [PDF 11,160KB] (part 1 [PDF 4,192KB] / part 2 [PDF 4,044KB]/ |
16:00-16:10 |
Break |
16:10-16:50 |
Synthesis of marine debris modeling and observations: recent progress in understanding and applications [PDF 753KB] |
16:50-17:20 |
Plastics in the ocean: micro- and macro- plastics as a threat to ocean life in Canada [PDF 440KB] |
17:20-18:00 |
Study on ocean microplastic pollution in Japan, and its future perspective [JP PDF 4,831KB] |
(2) January 24, 2016 (Sun.) Domestic Symposium
- Venue:Shinagawa Campus, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology