“Sustainable Development and Prospective Environmental Technology Development Program: Asia Pacific Economy Cooperation Red Tide and Toxic Algae Management Research Project” is to assist Environment Protection Adminitration, ROC to carry out the follow-up of Harmful Algal Bloom Management and Mitigation Program of the Marine Resource Conservation Working Group (MRC WG), Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Within this project, several discussions and meetings with the related agencies to host a Marine Biotechnology and Resource Conservation Symposium have been carried out and a proposal named ‘Capacity Building on the Development and Management of Marine Biotechnology within APEC Region’ of this symposium related was drafted for the APEC central fund support. Unfortunately this proposal was declined for late submission but it got supports from Thailand, Vietnam, Peru, Canada, Chile and China, especially Canada, Chile and China as co-proponents. A final report of the project ‘Development and Validation of Phycotoxin Analytical Methods, Standards and Reference Materials for Seafood Product Certification and Safety’ was alsofinalized in this project and presented in the 17th APEC MRCWG meeting. This project was implemented by IMB, Canada and overseen by EPA, Taiwan. A book entitled ‘Strategy of Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring and Management along the Coast of Taiwan’ was also drafted in this project after searching the related information around the world and the current situation in Taiwan. This book is planned to be used as a guide book for the policy maker, management and researchers in order to build the management capacity of our country to match the world standards.

red tide, toxic algae