The objectives of the project this year are to strengthen the management of marine pollution sources and to fortify entire response capacities. In light of response information in the system, an interface with smooth operation and clear functions have been built, and a mechanism with early warnings and regular updates has been built at the system end to improve the accuracy of information. Additionally, records regarding the change of number of materials and equipment are available in the system to ensure the accuracy of information. In respect to the promotion of checking efficiency on GIS (geographic information system) maps, the function of checking pollution sources including (floating) marine debris, wastes (waste sewage and oil) collected and disposed at harbors, permitted operation on the ocean and other information regarding pollution sources is available on GIS maps. Users can rapidly check the sources of pollution and comprehend the distribution of sensitive environmental resources nearby through map overlay. Moreover, the system can provide related units with information regarding pollution sources by its statistical function. This year, the project has expanded the function of marine permit management as well. The management platform for authorization documents manages five categories of marine pollution authorization documents and classifies these documents in accordance with different sources of law, names of public or private locations and authorization dates. Additionally, the platform notifies related units of the expiration dates of authorization and reminds relevant personnel of the statuses of authorization via email. A management function for compiling statistics about oil transportation has been built on the permit management platform to help compile statistics of the amount of oil transportation each month in each public and private location to let Environmental Protection Administration assess whether the actual transportation amount of oil matches permitted transportation amount which has been declared. Furthermore, to pass on the results of the cultivation of response manpower for marine pollution and experience exchange and to fortify horizontal interaction among institutions and units, the project organized and held “Cultivation of Response Manpower for Marine Oil Spills and Marine Chemical Pollution,” a 14-day program at Cedre in France during September 4 and 17, 2016

Marine Pollution, Marine Pollution Prevention Information System, Geographic Information System, GIS, Emergency Response