1. Purpose
This study aims to propose the policy measures for improving the effectiveness of the water quality management policies for the coasts and oceans. To achieve this goal, the study intends to address the several points of the connection and ...
1. Purpose
This study aims to propose the policy measures for improving the effectiveness of the water quality management policies for the coasts and oceans. To achieve this goal, the study intends to address the several points of the connection and integrations, in context, between the riverine and coastal water quality policies.
2. Methodology and Feature
1) Methodology
This study utilizes research on the present status and conditions of the following items; environmental standards and regulations regarding rivers and oceans, processes of the designation and of the planning for the area of concern, the structure of governmental and private organizations, and the system of national scientific research, while analyzing relevant laws.
Consultations with experts were carried out regarding the impact of pollutants, in terms of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and Total Phosphorus (T-P), from the land-based activities on the Masan Bay, one of five designated Special Management Areas.
Advisory meetings were held with relevant professors, officials, and experts working in the Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM) and the National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS) to consult their opinions on relevant issues regarding the connection and integration fields of policies of rivers and oceans.
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