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EMECS12 Conference 12th International Conference on the Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas - Cooperative stewardship for integrated management toward resilient coastal seas – Special Session: Satoumi and ICM Session Time & Date: 13:30 – 16:30, 5 November, 2018 Venue: Oriental Palm 2, Jomtien Palm Beach Hotel, Pattaya, Thailand Session Report International EMECS Center Preface “Special Session : Satoumi and ICM Session” was held in EMECS 12 Conference (12th International Conference on the Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas) to discuss “Sustainable Integrated Coastal Management” with various experts from around the world. In Japan, heavy use of urban enclosed coastal seas caused serious deterioration of environment in 1970s. Since then, legislative and infrastructural measures were implemented such as enactment of the water pollution control act and construction of sewage treatment facilities. Nevertheless, fish catch and biodiversity in the area have not been recovered even after water quality was improved. A new model for the management of enclosed coastal seas is required. Satoumi is a management concept for balancing use and conservation to maximize productivity and biodiversity in coastal area. In 2014, Government of Japan started a new project “Development of Coastal Management Method to Realize the Sustainable Coastal Sea (Environment Research and Technology Development Fund of the Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency of Japan S-13 project)”, and this project has been implemented until March, 2019. This project involves a comprehensive examination of natural and human activity in coastal seas and land areas that constitute their hinterlands, in order to determine how these areas should be changed from their present state to an appropriate status in terms of material circulation and ecotones. Policy proposals will be made on the following theme: (1) Seto Inland Sea (Enclosed coastal sea) (2) Sanriku Coast (Open-character coastal sea) (3) Japan Sea (International enclosed coastal sea) (4) Discussions regarding the societal and humanities aspects (5) Integrated numerical models for coastal sea management In this session, we presented the research results of this project we have had so far and discussed under the theme of “Satoumi and ICM” around the world. This session was supported by the Environment Research and Technology Development Fund (S-13) of the Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency of Japan. CONTENTS Program ・・・・・・ 1 Summary ・・・・・・ 2 Opening Remarks ・・・・・・ 4 Abstracts ・・・・・・ 5 Presentations ・・・・・ 14 1 Tetsuo Yanagi: Development of Coastal Management Method to ・・・・・ 14 Realize the Sustainable Coastal Sea (Japan) 2 Wataru Nishijima: Management of the ecosystem in the Seto Inland ・・・・・ 21 Sea (Theme 1: Seto Inland Sea) (Japan) Teruhisa Komatsu: Satoumi practice and sciences support 3 sustainable use of a rias-type bay in southern Sanriku Coast after the ・・・・・ 25 huge tsunami 2011 (Theme 2: Sanriku Coast) (Japan) Takafumi Yoshida: Land-ocean integrated management of Toyama 4 Bay in the international semi enclosed sea, Japan Sea (Theme 3: ・・・・・ 31 Japan Sea) (Japan) 5 Robert M. Summers: Restoration framework for Guanabara bay, Rio ・・・・・ 35 de Janeiro Brazil (USA) 6 Takuro Uehara: An ecosystem services-based assessment for Sato- ・・・・・ 48 umi (Theme 4: Social & Human Science)(Japan) 7 Suhendar I. Sachoemar: Satoumi activities in Indonesia (Indonesia) ・・・・・ 53 8 Satoshi Yamamoto: The environmental water management in the ・・・・・ 61 enclosed coastal seas in Japan (Japan) 9 R.W. Carter: Does anyone care about declining water and biotic ・・・・・ 67 quality in the eastern Andaman Sea? (Australia) EMECS12 Conference Schedule ・・・・・ 70 EMECS12 Conference Program ・・・・・ 71 Program Chair : Tetsuo Yanagi (International EMECS Center) Co-chair : Patama Singharuk(Chulalongkon Univesity) 13:30 – 13:35 Opening Remarks Takanori Konishi: Head of delegation, Hyogo Prefectural Assembly, Japan Part 1 (13:30 -14:45) 1. 13:35 – 14:00 <Invited paper> Tetsuo Yanagi: Development of Coastal Management Method to Realize the Sustainable Coastal Sea (Japan) 2. 14:00 – 14:15 Wataru Nishijima: Management of the ecosystem in the Seto Inland Sea (Theme 1: Seto Inland Sea) (Japan) 3. 14:15 – 14:30 Teruhisa Komatsu: Satoumi practice and sciences support sustainable use of a rias-type bay in southern Sanriku Coast after the huge tsunami 2011 (Theme 2: Sanriku Coast) (Japan) 4. 14:30 – 14:45 Takafumi Yoshida: Land-ocean integrated management of Toyama Bay in the international semi enclosed sea, Japan Sea (Theme 3: Japan Sea) (Japan) Coffee-break (14:45 – 15:00) Part 2 (15:00-16:30) 5. 15:00 – 15:30 <Invited paper> Robert M. Summers: Restoration framework for Guanabara bay, Rio de Janeiro Brazil (USA) 6. 15:30 – 15:45 Takuro Uehara: An ecosystem services-based assessment for Sato-umi (Theme 4: Social & Human Science)(Japan) 7. 15:45 – 16:00 Suhendar I. Sachoemar: Satoumi activities in Indonesia (Indonesia) 8. 16:00 – 16:15 Satoshi Yamamoto: The environmental water management in the enclosed coastal seas in Japan (Japan) 9. 16:15 – 16:30 R.W. Carter: Does anyone care about declining water and biotic quality in the eastern Andaman Sea? (Australia) 1 Summary This session demonstrated that the Satoumi Concept is one that is steadily increasing in visibility not only in Japan but also at international conferences in Europe, the United States and other parts of Asia. The Special Session featured reports on various activities to preserve marine environments, presented by specialists from both Japan and various other countries including Indonesia. The session attracted an overflow crowd of attendees, with some in the standing room area. There were intense discussions and a spirited exchange of views, so much so that the session actually went overtime. It was decided that there should be further efforts to promote Satoumi internationally as an effective means for achieving Integrated Coastal Management (ICM). “12th International Conference on the Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas (EMECS 12)” included a special session entitled “Satoumi and ICM Session”. The special session was held from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on November 5, 2018 at the Jomtien Palm Beach Hotel in Pattaya, Thailand. At the opening of the session, Takanori Konishi, Vice-Chair of the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly, took the podium and greeted the attendees. He said that Seto Inland Sea (Japan), which has managed to overcome the extreme pollution of its past, is now suffering from declining fishing catches. He said that scientists, government and local residents were cooperating in the effort to restore the beautiful and abundant Seto Inland Sea, and said he hoped that today’ s session would play a role in restoring its abundance. In the first half of the session , by way of introducing the Satoumi concept, Principal Researcher Yanagi (International EMECS Center) presented an overview of the S13 “Development of Coastal Management Method to Realize the Sustainable Coastal Sea” Project of the Ministry of the Environment, and discussed the approach to putting together a final report. Next, Professor Wataru Nishijima (Hiroshima University) reported on the results of research into S-13 Topic 1. He said that the revitalization of Zostera beds in coastal ocean areas was the most effective way of managing nutrient salt concentrations in Hiroshima Bay. Next, Professor Teruhisa Komatsu (Yokohama College of Commerce) reported on the results of research into S-13 Topic 2. He said that, at Shizugawa Bay in Miyagi Prefecture, which is working to recover from the damage caused by the “Huge Tsunami in 2011”, fishermen, the government and scientists had worked together to 2 devise the ideal cultivation technique for use in the bay. Finally, Chief Researcher Takafumi Yoshida( Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation Center (NPEC)) reported on the results of research into S-13 Topic 3. He said that environmental management in the Sea of Japan would require management on three levels: the entire area, the medial zone of the Tsushima Current, and the nearby ocean areas. As an example of management of nearby ocean areas, he said that, in Toyama Bay, groundwater management efforts designed to accommodate the effects of climate change would be important. In the second half of the session, Robert M. Summers (U. S.) reported on environmental improvement policies in Guanabara Bay, Brazil and the results of those policies. Professor Takuro Uehara(Ritsumeikan University) reported on research into S-13 Topic 4. He said that, in order to achieve sustainable coastal ocean areas, it was effective to establish activities to evaluate sustainability on three levels, based on integrated sustainability indicators. Suhendar Sachoemar (Indonesia) reported on the successful conclusion of combined aqaculture on the Karawang Coast in Indonesia and off the coast of Banting, based on the Satoumi Concept. Satoshi Yamamoto(Director of the Office for Environment Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas, Ministry of the Environment,Japan) reported that Japan’s policy of Management Pollutant Load System was effective and was improving water quality in various enclosed coastal seas in Japan. Finally, R. W. Carter of Australia spoke about the deterioration of water quality in the eastern part of the Andaman Sea, and raised the question of what measures would be effective and which entity in the coastal ocean area should take the lead in implementing those measures. There was spirited