日本における海洋環境モニタリングのあり方を検討するに当たり、オランダ、ドイツ、デンマークの研究機関、環境行政機関を訪問し、海洋環境への取り組み、モニタリング調査の実際についての情報、事例を見聞、収集した。

　

・30/8/2001	The Netherlands Institute of Ecology Center for Estuarine and Coastal Ecology
・31/8/2001	The Netherlands Institute of Sea Research
・3/9/2001	The Alfred Wagener Institute Foundation for Polar and Marine Research Biologische Anstalt Helgoland
・4/9/2001	International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
・5/9/2001	National Environmental Research Institute of Denmark

　In Japan, coastal marine environmental monitoring programs have commenced since 1970s when marine pollution became obvious by increased pollutant loads.

　These monitoring programs have been carried out by relevant governmental organizations and municipal governments in the polluted water areas, coastal sea areas and rivers.　These monitoring programs, however, have not developed to the satisfactory level for the marine ecosystem management. Every existing monitoring programs run independently for specific purposes and has not been coordinated together. In addition, biological monitoring has not been fully conducted, though the water quality has been monitored in detail.

　The present study aims to propose a grand design of the marine environmental monitoring program in the future. The methodology for monitoring material fluxes will be highlighted as an important basis for the environmental evaluation in the monitoring framework.

　To enjoy various benefits given by the sea continuously in the future of our lives, it is necessary to conserve ecological function and sustain biological production in the sea. However, anthropogenic impact has been disturbing it. We are therefore planning to watch "the level of health of the sea" to ensure the proper function and sustainability of the sea. In particular, we seek for a way to recover the "health of the sea" in enclosed coastal seas, which have been already polluted by various human activities in the past.

　The goal of the present study is to make clear the concept for monitoring the healthiness of the sea :

　Basic concept of your environmental monitoring program;

　オランダでは、デルタ地帯の生態系を研究しているオランダ生態研究所、河口・沿岸生態センター (Netherlands Institute of Ecology-NIOO, Center for Estuarine and Coastal Ecology-CEMO)、主にワッデン海や外洋をフィールドとしているオランダ海洋研究所(Netherlands Institute for Sea Research-NIOZ)、ドイツでは、主に北海やワッデン海をフィールドとしているウェグナー極地・海洋研究財団−ヘルゴランド生物学研究所(Alfred Wegener Institute Foundation for Polar and Marine Research-AWI, Biological Institute on Helgoland-BAH)、デンマークでは、国際的な海洋研究に先駆的役割を果たし、今でも北海の環境や漁業をリードする国際海洋開発委員会(International Council for the Exploration of the Sea-ICES)、データセンターの役割を持つ国立環境研究所−海洋生態部局(Ministry of Environment and Energy-National Environmental Research Institute-NERI, Department of Marine Ecology and Microbiology)、これからのヨーロッパにおける環境問題に中心的に係わると思われるヨーロッパ環境機構(European Environment Agency-EEA)を訪問し、それぞれの研究・行政機関における環境モニタリングへの取り組みやその為の工夫などについてヒヤリングし、貴重な資料を入手することができた。

　

　

　長崎大学水産学部　中田英昭教授

　シップ・アンド・オーシャン財団海洋政策研究部　大川光課長代理

　国土環境(株)環境技術本部　平野拓郎主任研究員

(JAPAN SHIP CENTRE　近藤敏和次長)

　

　平成13年8月29日(水)〜平成13年9月7日(金)

　

　

　

NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE of ECOLOGY (NIOO), CENTRE for ESTUARINE and COASTAL ECOLOGY (CEMO)

(http://www.nioo.knaw.nl/)

・面会者

　Dr. Herman Hummel (Senior Scientist Marine Ecology, Co-ordinator Monitoring Taskforce)

　

・収集資料

　

　

NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE for SEA RESEARCH (NIOZ)

(http://www.nioz.nl/)

・面会者

PhD. Jaap van der Meer (Marine Ecology)

PhD. Henk W. van der Veer (Marine Ecology)

PhD. Rob Dekker (Marine Ecology)

PhD. R. Daan

　

・収集資料