*********** 050493A.PRG *********** Country: Japan KEYWORDS: Japan, Environment, Mariculture, Marine Resources, Nearshore, Planning This is the second part of three messages with the Discussion minutes of the Coastal Sea Sub-Group of the Workshop 1992 on Ocean Research held at the Japan Marine Science and Technology Center in September 1992. These are the raw notes and I have tried where possible to make the English a bit more grammatical. The national representatives were Dr. Zhu (listed in the notes as (Chi) for China); Prof. Levin (US); Dr. Chaussepied: France (Fra); Dr. Garrett: Canada (Can); and Dr. Baker: Australia (Aus). These people are listed in the notes by the country abbreviation. The Japanese comments are given prefixed by their names. The main basis for the discussions was a draft planning document "Making a map of Coastal Total Research" presented by the Japanese. Also discussed were several proposed coastal test sites for various regions to be run as part of an international co-operative effort. ************** END Msg. A.PRG **************