Yellow Sea (LME)
LME
440,190 Km2
5,866 Km
The Yellow Sea LME is bordered by China and the Korean Peninsula. It is one of the largest shallow continental shelf areas in the world, covering an area of about 437,000 km² and measures approximately 1,000 km by 700 km and with an average depth of 44 m and a maximum depth of 140 m. The Yellow Sea is under influence of the Asian monsoon system, and circulation is predominately influenced by winter cooling and summer heating, freshwater discharge and the inflow of warm saline waters in a branch of the Kuroshio current. The Kuroshio Current is the major driver of the shelf water circulation. There are 10 major estuaries, and some of the rivers discharging directly into the Yellow Sea include the Han, Yangtze and Yellow River. Rivers discharge approximately 1.6 billion tonnes of sediment and 1,500 billion tonnes of freshwater into the Yellow Sea annually with a further 460 billion tonnes of water from rainfall. The huge freshwater inputs result in temperature and salinity differences that limit the water exchange between the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea resulting to a low flushing rate of once every seven years. The low flushing rate combined with weak water circulation makes this sea vulnerable to pollution and its coastal areas highly susceptible to localized pollution discharges.
- Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA)
- Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP)
- Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA)
- UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea LME Phase II Project - closed (Project Closure)
- World Bank/GEF Partnership Investment Fund for Pollution Reduction in the Large Marine Ecosystems of East Asia (Tranche 1, Installment 2) (from November 05 WP) - preparation (Concept Approved)
- Implementation of Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia - closed (Project Closure)
- World Bank/GEF Partnership Investment Fund for Pollution Reduction in the Large Marine Ecosystems of East Asia (Tranche 1 of 3 tranches) - preparation (Concept Proposed)
- East Asian Seas Region: Development and Implementation of Public Private Partnerships in Environmental Investments - closed (Project Closure)
- Coastal Biodiversity Management of DPR Korea's West Sea - closed (Completed)
- Reducing Environmental Stress in the Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem (YSLME) - closed (Project Closure)
- Building Partnerships for the Environmental Protection and Management of the East Asian Seas - closed (Project Closure)
- Ship Waste Disposal - closed (Project Closure)
Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis for the Yellow Sea LME
newsletter
PEMSEA E-Updates- Issue 01 January 2014
Fund Executive Summary: World Bank/GEF Partnership Investment Fund for Pollution Reduction in the Large Marine Ecosystems of East Asia (Tranche 1 of 3 tranches)
Regional Programme on Partnerships in Environmental Management For the Seas of East Asia - Stella Regina Bernad - PEMSEA
Session 4a: Experiences and potential use of MSP in SAP implementation / YSLME II (Guo, Marrakesh 2018)
Restoring Yellow Sea’s ecosystem through marine litter management, integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA), and wetland protection| LME Factsheet | ||
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| NOAA | TWAP | LME HUB |
| Available Metadata for GEF LME Projects | ||
| Finances | |
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| Total cost | 399.00M US$ |
| GEF allocation | 80.00M US$ |
| Results |
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| 1. Adopted ecosystem-based approach for preparation of TDA and SAP as the first IW project using the approach. The TDA process has helped the participating countries to collect about 30 years historical data and information. With the scientific data, information and knowledge, TDA has successfully identified the environmental problems, the priorities, and causes of the problem, which well ser... |
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