Workshop on Microplastics in the Coastal Aquaculture Input Chain: From the Perspectives of Policy, Regulation and Research to a Recommendation of a Mitigation Plan

This final report presents the current understanding of microplastics contamination in coastal aquaculture input chains from the perspective of policy,  regulation, research development and public discourses. In addition, a consensus has been reached among researchers, practitioners, and government officials on a mitigation plan to prevent or reduce the potential risks of microplastics contamination in coastal aquaculture.

The OFWG 03 2021A project, has addressed the currently overlooked issue: the exposure of microplastics in coastal aquaculture input chains. It provides some insights, new information, and datasets ranging from the policy and regulatory stand points, scientific evidence, and perspective from APEC economy representatives. The project also provided recommendations for a mitigation plan to prevent or reduce microplastics contamination in coastal aquaculture input chains. APEC could use these action plans as a regional organization and APEC economies to set or define the policy and regulatory direction to address the increasingly concerning issue.