State of the Marine Environment Report for the East Asian Seas 2009
A new report underlines multiple threats facing the East Asian seas as a result of factors including insensitive development, pollution, alien invasive species and climate change.
The economic future of East Asia and the region’s ability to overcome poverty are facing serious challenges unless urgent action is taken to manage the health and wealth of its marine environment.
The East Asian Seas State of the Marine Environment report says economically important coastal habitats and ecosystems are under pressure with 40 per cent of coral reefs and half of all mangroves having already been lost.
Meanwhile high levels of suspended solids are entering the marine environment via rivers with levels having quadrupled since the late 1970s and many fish stocks are being rapidly depleted triggering a looming fisheries and food crisis unless action is taken to better manage and regulate the industry.
The region is also seeing an increasing frequency of harmful algal blooms or red tides caused by land-based nutrients, which have significant economic repercussions. Red tides have been increasing in frequency in China, Republic of Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Australia.
Above excerpt from: http://www.cobsea.org/documents/Report-SOMER/Press%20ReleaseEastAsianSeasFINAl%20revised.pdf
Download the report: http://www.roap.unep.org/publications/State of the Marine.pdf
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