Joining PEMSEA country and non-country partners, NOWPAP participated in the East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress 2012 on 16-20 July in Changwon city, Republic of Korea. NOWPAP representatives attended the Congress plenary sessions and parallel workshops with the main theme of “Building Blue Economy: Strategy, Opportunities and Partnerships in the Seas of East Asia” as well as the special partnership council meeting and the ministerial forum which adopted the Sustainable Development for the Seas of East Asia Implementation Plan (2012-2016). A NOWPAP booth was set up at the exhibition zone to display posters, publications and promotional items.