Management Plans, Monitoring and Assessment of Marine Protected Areas Assessment of Marine Protected Monitoring and Management Plans, Network Areas Asian Marine Protected North-East North-East Asian Marine Protected Areas Network Management Plans, Monitoring and Assessment of Marine Protected Areas North-East Asian Marine Protected Areas Network Management Plans, Monitoring and Assessment of Marine Protected Areas Management Plans, Monitoring and Assessment of Marine Protected Areas Copyright © NEASPEC 2021 Disclaimer: The views expressed in this report are those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of NEASPEC. The report is published without formal editing. This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part for educational or non-profit purposes without special permission from the copyright holder, provided that the source is acknowledged. The NEASPEC Secretariat would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication that uses this publication as a source. Layout and Design: DocuFriends Contents Contents Abbreviations ...............................................................................................................................................................................................xii Acknowledgements ...............................................................................................................................................................................xiv Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................................................xv Chapter 1. China Preface...............................................................................................................................................................................................................2 A. Review of Management Plans ..................................................................................................................................................3 1. Basic Information of the NEAMPAN Sites ..............................................................................................................................3 2. Background of MPA Management Plan ..............................................................................................................................10 3. Objective of MPA Management Plan ....................................................................................................................................13 3.1 Objective of MNR Management Plan .......................................................................................................................13 3.2 Objective of MSPA Management Plan.....................................................................................................................13 4. Key Content of the Management Plan ...............................................................................................................................14 4.1 Contents of MNR Management Plan ......................................................................................................................14 4.2 Contents of MSPA Management Plan ....................................................................................................................17 4.3 Revision of the Management Plan ...........................................................................................................................19 4.4 Management Plans of the NEAMPAN Sites .......................................................................................................19 B. Monitoring and Assessment of Designated MPAs ..............................................................................................22 1. Monitoring Parameters .................................................................................................................................................................22 1.1 Areas Addressed by the Monitoring Parameters............................................................................................22 1.2 Monitoring Bodies and Collection of Data .........................................................................................................25 2. Assessment of Data .........................................................................................................................................................................26 2.1 Assessment Criteria and Responsibilities ...........................................................................................................26 2.2 Assessment against Goals and Indicators ...........................................................................................................27 3. Links between Monitoring/Assessment Results and Management .................................................................27 3.1 Use of Monitoring Data ....................................................................................................................................................27 iii North-East Asian Marine Protected Areas Network | Management Plans, Monitoring and Assessment of Marine Protected Areas 3.2 Institutional aspects ...........................................................................................................................................................28 C. Feedback of Assessment Results to Management Plans and Practices .....................................29 D. Case Studies ...........................................................................................................................................................................................30 1. Nanji Islands National Marine Nature Reserve ................................................................................................................30 1.1 Brief Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................30 1.2 Monitoring Plan .....................................................................................................................................................................31 1.3 Monitoring Results and Threats Identified ..........................................................................................................32 1.4 Improved Management Measures ...........................................................................................................................35 2. Changyi National Marine Ecology Special Protected Area.......................................................................................37 2.1 Brief Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................37 2.2 Monitoring Plan .....................................................................................................................................................................38 2.3 Monitoring Results and Threats Identified ..........................................................................................................39 2.4 Management Improved ...................................................................................................................................................43 3. Conclusion & Recommendation .............................................................................................................................................44 References ...................................................................................................................................................................................................46 Chapter 2. Japan A. Review of Management Plans and Strategies of the Selected NEAMPAN Site .......................50 1. Basic Information of the National MPA Policy in Japan .............................................................................................50 2. Basic Information of the Shiretoko World Natural Heritage ...................................................................................53 3. Preliminary Review of the Management Plan of the Shiretoko World Natural Heritage Area ...........61 B. Monitoring and Assessment of Designated MPAs ..............................................................................................64 1. Basic Information of the Monitoring Plan in the Shiretoko World Natural Heritage .................................64 2. Monitoring Parameters (Items) in the Shiretoko World Natural Heritage ......................................................65 3. Assessment of the Data in the Shiretoko World Natural Heritage .......................................................................70 4. Links between Monitoring/Assessment Results and Management in the Shiretoko World Natural Heritage ..................................................................................................................................72 iv Contents C. Feedback of Assessment Results to Management Plans and Practices .....................................73 D. Issues and Challenges in the MPA: a Case of the Shiretoko World Natural Heritage ....73 1. Monitoring Items and Budgets ................................................................................................................................................73 2. Links to the Management Actions ........................................................................................................................................73