CAI Yanhong, Marine Enviromental Mornitoring center of Ningbo

Abstract

Baneful red tides have occurred along the coast of China at an evidently upward trend in recent years, with increasing frequency, expanding size, and continuous ppearance of new red tide algae. This increased the damage to coastal economy, with 10 billion yuan loss annually.

According to the result of our investigation in the red tide monitoring of The East China Sea, especially Xiangshan harbor, study of Red Tide Emergency Monitoring and disaster precaution technique are believed to be emphasized.

1. Intensifying the emergency monitoring, whole course controlling the occurrence and development of red tide, strengthening study of combined systems of chemistry, biology, kinetic, ecology, oceanography, aerography and environmental science;
2. Establishing a harmonization mechanism for monitoring, information, investigation, prevention and cure of Xiangshan Harbor Red Tide, constituting a red tide emergency response plan and a red tide information publication manage regulation, especially, the standardization manage of baneful red tides information publication. From May to June of 2000, there have been large scale red tides near the maritime space of Zhejiang province, 150 million yuan economical loss was reduced by timely monitoring and precaution of our monitoring center, therefore our center has established a foundation for red tide emergency monitoring and the standardization management of information ;