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UNOPS is pleased to announce that a call for proposals for the Yellow Sea Grant Program is now open for eligible applicants from PR China and RO Korea (Deadline: 1 February). With PR China and RO Koreaas the beneficiary countries, the program aims to achieve the following objectives: Support eligible non-for-profit social welfare organizations, fisheries associations […]
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Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are a nature-based solution that benefits birds, mammals, fish and people too. In the Yellow Sea, MPAs are being strongly advocated by the GEF/UNDP YSLME Phase II Project as a tool to help restore the ecosystem goods and services of this Large Marine Ecosystem. About 40% of the coastal areas in the […]
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The Yellow Sea faces many challenges from decreasing fish populations, algal blooms and habitat loss to climate change. A small fishing village in Shandong Province, PR China, shows that a solution exists which can help fisheries recover while benefitting local communities in an environmentally sustainable way. PR China and RO Korea are trying to […]
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TO RAISE awareness of the global, regional and local importance of protecting endangered species in the Yellow Sea, the YSLME Phase II Project Management Office (PMO) co-organized a field visit to the National Marine Protected Area (MPA) for Spotted Seals in Ant Island, Dalian, PR China, on March 29. This activity is in line with […]
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A Marine Protected Area (MPA) Connectivity training workshop was held in Korea 23-27 July 2018 to better guide MPA networking in the Yellow Sea. The workshop aimed to better understand the concept of “Connectivity” in marine spatial planning or other zoning schemes by considering species migration, and current circulation, among others. In the UNDP/GEF YSLME […]
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In the Yellow Sea, the frequency and magnitude of algae and jellyfish blooms, the nutrients and changes in nutrient ratios, the changes in basin circulation, and the extent and condition of coastal habitats are key to understanding the changes in ecosystems and ecosystem services derived. To better understand the status of the jellyfish, their magnitude, […]
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The YSLME Training on Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) for mariculture operators in Rongcheng City of Shandong Province was held on 20th of May 2018 in Chudao, Rongcheng of Weihai City, Shandong, PR China. The Director of Project Management Office of Ocean and Fishery Department of Shandong Province, Mr. Yubao Yuan, opened the workshop, followed by […]
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The YSLME Phase II Project conducted a two-day training on fish stock assessment late July 2018 in RO Korea. The training was facilitated by the Project Management Office and Dr. LIsha Guan from the Yellow Sea Fisheries Institute of Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (YSFRI/CAFS). Methodologies of stock assessemnt were introduced, and experiences shared for […]
Read more...THE Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem (YSLME) Project’s Program Management Office with Ocean University of China and Korea University will organize a seminar on the law and policy on regional ocean governance in Qingdao, China on November 17-18, 2018. The seminar aims to explore on how to improve the ecosystem-based regional ocean governance in the […]
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A Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Lime05, banded in Chukotka, Russia, was recorded at Rudong, PR China. Photo courtesy: Eugene Cheah SUPPORTED by the YSLME Phase II Project, the 1st Institute of Oceanography of State Oceanic Administration of PR China completed a study to support the government of Rudong in Jiangsu Province of PR China to establish […]
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