TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Background of the Programme
II. List of participants
III. Summary of the preparatory education
IV. Summary of the field study
V. Summary of the discussion by participating students with
the lessons and experiences learned from the
Programme
VI. Suggestions from participants for the marine
conservation and appropriate use of marine resources in
Yellow Sea
Annex I. Contact information of implementing institutions
Annex II. Lecturer materials
Annex III. Evaluation questionnaire

I. Background of the Programme
In co-operation with the UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea Project Management
Office (PMO), Liaoning Ocean and Fishery Department, Liaoning Ocean and
Fisheries Science Research Institute and Dandong Ocean and Fishery Bureau
conducted the activity of Youth programme in 2007 as one of the public
awareness activities. In this Programme, 2 days activity was organized for
environmental education targeting middle school students in Yalujiang river
estuary. Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute prepared
this report to inform the PMO of the Process of and results from the
implemented activities.
The Youth Programme with the theme "with a desire, with an ocean", was
held in Dandong, China on 11 and 12 August 2007. The activity consisted of
lectures, completing questionnaire, discussion, the release of juvenile puffer
fish stocksmarine litter clean-up and a visit the Dandong National Nature
Reserve. About 50 students (aged 12-16) from Dandong No.6 Middle School
and their two teachers participated in the activity to broaden their knowledge
on importance of marine environment protection. Amway International and
Amway Dandong Office sponsored the hands-on activities and visit to
Dongang Nature Reserve in Yalu River estuary. Over 30 Amway staff
participated in the event, as they also wished to improve their understanding
on marine environmental problems and potential solutions. All the teaching
materials were prepared in Chinese.
1. Objective of the Youth Programme
The project aimed to promote awareness of young students on the status
and problems in the area which resulted from human activities through field
study, to recognize the importance of marine conservation through necessary
knowledge and information from the lectures, and to encourage them to
consider the possible actions through discussion.
2. Activities of the Youth Programme
2.1 The activity consisted of lectures, field study, discussion and
questionnaire survey. The lectures in the theme of "with a desire, with an
ocean" were conducted in Yalu River Hotel located in Dandong city. The field
study with the theme of "Protecting marine environment, cherishing our blue
home" focused on two regions along the Yellow Sea in China: the

Haiyanghong area which is the spawning site for fish and shrimp and the
Dandong National Nature Reserve which is designated as a protected area
due to its valuable coastal and marine resources.
2.2 Total 50 students participated
in the Programme from Dandong No.6
Middle School. The students in this
school do not have a lot of
opportunities to visit the Yellow Sea
and learn its environmental problems.
2.3 The lectures provided the
information on the marine and coastal
environment in the Yellow Sea and on the status and feature of its local coastal
region to promote the understating of students. During the lectures,
educational materials such as propagate booklets were distributed to the
students. After the lectures, the students were allowed to ask questions to all
speakers.
2.4 Then, the students had field trips, participating in the release of
juvenile puffer fish stocksmarine litter clean-up and a visit the Dandong
National Nature Reserve to observe the marine environment and resources
and participate in hands-on activities.
2.5 An initial questionnaire was completed by students within a few weeks
of them attending the youth programme. An exit questionnaire was completed
by students as they near the end of their involvement with the youth
programme. The students could contribute their views and opinions that they
obtained from the field study as well as the lectures through the exit
questionnaires.
2.6 The Programme produced several education materials as below (see
Annex):
Lecturers's
materials;
Propagate
booklets;
The Initial and Evaluation Questionnaires
2.7 The following organisations co-operated with the Liaoning Ocean and
Fishery Department to organise the Programme:
Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute;
Marine and Fishery Bureau of Dandong;

Amway (China) Co., Limited Liaoning Province Branch;
Dandong National Nature Reserve;
China Ocean News;
Liaoning Daily News
II. List of participants
1. Project Management Office (PMO)

Mr. Yihang JIANG
Ms. Connie Chiang
Project Manager
Environment Officer
UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea Project
UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea Project
Korea Ocean Research and Development Korea Ocean Research and
Institute
Development Institute
1270 Sa-2dong, Sangnok
1270, Sa-2dong, Sangnok
Ansan, Gyeonggi,
Ansan City, Gyeonggi Province
Republic of Korea 426-744
Republic of Korea 426-744
Tel: 82-31-400-7825
Tel: +82-31-400-7833
Fax: 82-31-400-7826
Fax: + 82-31-400-7826
Email: yihang@yslme.org
Email: connie@yslme.org
2. National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center

Mr. Quan Wen

Professor, Senior Scientist

National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center

No.42, Linghe Street, Dalian, China, 116023

Tel/Fax: 86-411-84782522

E-mail: qwen@nmemc.gov.cn

3. Dandong #6 Middle Shool
50 students and 2 teachers
From Dandong #6 Middle School

4. Liaoning Ocean and Fishery Department

Mr. Yong Han
Mr. Qiang Li
Deputy Director, Division of Marine
Officer, Division of Marine
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection
Liaoning Ocean and Fishery
Liaoning Ocean and Fishery
Department
Department
No.2, Taiyuan North Street, Heping
No.2, Taiyuan North Street, Heping
District, Shenyang, China, 110001
District, Shenyang, China, 110001
Tel: 86- 24-23448519
Tel: 86- 24-23448519
Fax: 86-24-23448520
Fax: 86-24-23448520
Ms. Xiaochun Zou
Officer, Division of Marine
Environmental Protection
Liaoning Ocean and Fishery
Department
No.2, Taiyuan North Street,
Heping District, Shenyang,
China, 110001
Tel: 86- 24-23448519
Fax: 86-24-23448520
5. Amway (China) Co., Limited Liaoning Province Branch

Ms. Jue Wang
Ms. Guixin Feng
Senior Manager
Director

Amway (China) Co., Limited
Amway (China) Co., Limited
Liaoning Province Branch
Liaoning Province Branch
Mr. Hongchen You
Over 30 staff
Public Relations Manager
From Amway (China) Co., Limited
Amway (China) Co., Limited
Liaoning Province Branch
Liaoning Province Branch

6. China Ocean News 7. Liaoning Daily News
Mr. Qingshi Li
Mr. Huibin Zhang
Reporter
Reporter
China Ocean
Liaoning Daily
No.51, Zhongsan Road, Huanggu
No.39, Zhongsan Road, Shenhe
District, Shenyang, China, 110001
District, Shenyang, China, 110001
Tel: 86- 24-86206353
Tel: 86- 24-22698297
Email: hyblnjzz@sina.com
Email: lnrbtyb@sohu.com

8. Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute
Mr. Jiabo Han
Mr. Nianbin Wang
Researcher
Researcher
Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries
Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries
Science Research Institute,
Science Research Institute,
50, Heishijiao Street, Dalian
50, Heishijiao Street, Dalian
Liaoning Province, China
Liaoning Province, China
116023
116023
Tel: 86- 411-84661121
Tel: 86- 411-84691603
Fax: 86-411-84671027
Fax: 86-411-84671027

Email: wang_nb0415@yahoo.com.cn
Ms. Ai Li
Assistant Researcher
Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries
Science Research Institute,
50, Heishijiao Street, Dalian
Liaoning Province, China, 116023
Tel: 86- 411-84691603
Fax: 86-411-84671027
Email: bruce_gl@163.com

9. Marine and Fishery Bureau of Dandong
Mr. Yuejing Song
Mr. Liyuan Li
Director
Deputy Director
Marine and Fishery Bureau of
Marine and Fishery Bureau of
Dandong
Dandong
130 Siwei Road, Zhenxing District,
130 Siwei Road, Zhenxing District,
Dandong, China, 118000
Dandong, China, 118000

Mr. Yaquan Sun
Mr. Zaiqi Han
Officer
Officer
Marine and Fishery Bureau of
Marine and Fishery Bureau
Dandong
Dandong
130 Siwei Road, Zhenxing District,
130 Siwei Road, Zhenxing Distr
Dandong, 118000
Dandong, 118000
Tel: 86- 415-2163136
Tel: 86- 415-2163136
Fax: 86-415-2163175
Fax: 86-415-2163175
Email: ddhyglk@126.com

III. Summary of Preparatory Education
The Preparatory Education was conducted in Dandong Yalu River Hotel
on 11 August 2007. About 50 students (aged 12-16) from Dandong No.6
Middle School, their two teachers and over 30 Amway staff participated in this
activity.
1. The opening ceremony
On the first day, 11th August 2007, at the opening ceremony of the activity,
Mr. Laizhao Chen, assistant Director of Liaoning Ocean and Fishery
Department, introduced and welcomed all participants, and gave a brief
introduction about the aim of the programme. Mr. Yihang Jiang, Project
Manager from the PMO made welcome remarks, briefly describing the
background and importance of the programme. Ms. Jue Wang, senior
manager of Amway (China) Co., Limited Liaoning Province Branch, expressed
her willingness to participate in
Marine Environmental
Protection. After that, Mr.
Yuejing Song, director of
Dandong Ocean and Fishery
Bureau, gave an overview on
the status of environment in
Yalujiang river estuary and
introduced the activities of the
project.
2. The initial questionnaire
Following the opening ceremony, an initial questionnaire which was
completed by students within a few weeks of them attending the youth
programme was submitted to event organizers. Otherwise, event organizers
also collected 1000 questionnaires completed by students from Dandong
No.19 Middle School. Survey results revealed that most students felt a strong
curiosity about the ocean.

3. Lectures
Five lectures were given to all participants: (1)'Reducing Environmental
Stress In The Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem' presented by Mr. Yihang
Jiang from The Yellow Sea
Project Management Office
(PMO); (2)' Marine environment
and current status of the Yellow
Sea's costal region' presented by
Mr. Dexin Meng From Liaoning
Ocean and Fishery Department;
(3)'The Spotted Seals in Chinese
Seas' presented by Mr. Jiabo Han
from Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute; (4)'Cherishing
the Ocean' presented by Wen Quan from National Marine Environmental
Monitoring Centre (NMEMC); (5) `Utilization and Ecological Protection of the
Yellow Sea' presented by Mr. Nianbin Wang from Liaoning Ocean and
Fisheries Science Research Institute. All the lectures in electronic edition had
been transferred to Dandong No.6 Middle School for education materials. The
target audience included 50
students from Dandong No.6
Middle School and over 30 staff
from Amway (China) Co., Limited
Liaoning Province Branch. During
the lectures, educational
materials such as booklets were
distributed to the participants. The
lectures enabled the students to
have a good understanding of the significance of marine environment and
marine living creatures.

IV. Summary of the field study
On the second day, 12th August 2007, field study consisted of hands-on
activities in the Haiyanghong Area.
Despite the pouring rain, all
participants actively participated
outdoors. The first event was the
release of juvenile puffer fish
stocks into the sea in the hope
that the fish may mature in the
wild and increase catch for
fishermen.
The second event was marine
litter clean-up. In the clean-up, the
participants were broken into two
groups and dispatched with bags to
collect the rubbish that had
accumulated along the beach area.
The rubbish such as tangled nets,
carelessly strewn plastic bottles and
abandoned shoes along the coastline were picked up.
The third event was a visit the Dandong National Nature Reserve located
in Yalu River estuary. Here,
participants were introduced to
the nature reserve zones,
management plans, and the
various bird and plant species
found in the estuary.
Participants were also
informed about the importance
of the area as a stopover place
for migratory birds of the Asian-Australia flyway.
Finally, the exit questionnaire was conducted to get feedback from the
students. The students could contribute their views and opinions that they
obtained from the field study as well as the lectures through the exit
questionnaires.

Two reporters were present to
report on the activity. China Central
Television's main station, CCTV-1,
reported the event during one of the
main news broadcasts - the 7PM news.
China Ocean News also wrote an
article about the event.
V. Summary of the discussion by participating students on
lessons and experiences learned from the programme
After all lectures were given,
students were allowed to ask
questions to all speakers. The
students' questions showed their
vast knowledge gained from the
lectures and other sources.
Students were able to ask quite
profound questions which at times,
were difficult for lecturers to answer. For example, one student asked how to
predict red tides and whether red tides will become more frequent and worse
around the Yellow Sea.
VI. Suggestions from participating students for the future
implementation of similar programme
The exit questionnaire surveys were conducted to get feedback from the
students. Based on the 50 submissions under the question "Your suggestions
for the similar youth programme (if any)", students' suggestions could be
summarized roughly into five main themes:

The Programme was a good opportunity for the participating students to
deepen their understanding of the marine environmental issues and to
have interests in the marine environment which is close to their lives.

All the students thought more information on how to keep the ocean away
from pollution should be provided in the lectures.

Due to busy school work, most students lacked opportunities to
participant in the field study of marine environmental protection. So they
hoped they would have more opportunities to observe the marine
environment and marine organisms during vacation period.
Having participated in the Programme, some students expressed their
willingness to join the monitoring activity of the pollution in Yalu River
Estuary Area.
Some students suggested that the field study should focus on a few
important sites which cause serious environmental problems. Visiting
those sites would greatly raise their interest.

ANNEX I
CONTACT INFORMATION OF IMPLEMENTING INSTITUTIONS

Contact information
Implementing
(Person in charge,
Address
institutions
E-mail, telephone and
fax)
2, Taiyuan Street,
Zou Xiaochun
Liaoning Ocean and
Shenyang Liaoning
lnhyhbc@vip.163.com
Fishery Department
Province,
Tel. 86-24-23448518
China, 110001
Fax. 86-24-23448519
130 Siwei Road, Zhenxing
Dandong Ocean and
Sun Yaquan
District, Dandong, China
Fishery Bureau
ddhyglk@126.com
118000
Wang Nianbin, Li Ai
Liaoning Ocean and
50, Heishijiao Street,
wang_nb0415@yahoo.co
Fisheries Science
Dalian,
m.cn
Research Institute
China, 116023
bruce_gl@163.com