Economic Valuation of Coastal and Marine Resources: Bohol Marine Triangle,Philippines

This article provides results on the net benefits generated from the natural resources in the Bohol Marine Triangle (BMT) in the Philippines. The BMT spans over 112,000 ha and its coastal ecosystems are rich in biodiversity and provide economic opportunities to the coastal communities. With a 10% discount rate, the accumulated total net benefits for the BMT resources over a 10-year period is US$11.54 million. Tourism and the municipal fisheries are the most important direct use values of the coastal and marine resources of the BMT accounting for 44% and 39% of the total net benefits. Annual revenues attributed to ecosystems were as follows: coral reefs, US$1.26 million; beach/intertidal area, US$1.12 million; marine waters, US$646,501; mangrove, US$239,561; and seagrass, US$105,990. The large market values indicate the dependence of the local community on the BMT coastal and marine resources. In the same way, non-market values show the important life-support functions of coastal and marine ecosystems. The net benefits reflect the magnitude of potential losses due to improper management of coastal and marine resources in the BMT. This valuation highlights the importance of the coastal services to the BMT economy and draws attention to the benefits the local stakeholders derive from BMT coastal resources. Policy measures can now take into account these values to justify a sufficient investment in coastal management efforts to sustain the flow of coastal services in the interest of current and future generations.     

建立海上避难地的意义与现状

船舶在航行中可能发生船舶损害,需要沿岸国家提供合适的水域场所——避难地进行维修、后勤保障及人员医疗等安全的操作。文中总结提出了设置避难地的发展历程以及对海上船舶、人命和环境安全的保障作用;介绍了国际海事组织（IMO）和有关国家对建立海上避难地的观点;提出了选择避难地应该考虑的基本问题。     

Public Perception of Ocean Governance and Marine Resources Management in Taiwan

Understanding public perception of the oceans, and relationship between society and the sea is an important key to the sustainable management of marine resources. This research reports the first population-based survey on Taiwanese public knowledge, attitudes, and actions on marine-related issues. The stratified random sampling by county was completed with 1,120 telephone respondents from October to December 2010. More than 60% of the respondents have heard about global warming, sea-level rising, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the coral reef bleaching crisis, and Japan whaling fisheries. However, less than 20% of the respondents are aware of Taiwanese domestic marine policies, such as the Ocean White Paper. On resources conservation, 74.7% of the respondents support the bluefin tuna catches regulations and 76.6% agree that the shark fin fisheries will impact shark resources. Education and age are the major affecting variables for resource conservation and knowledge. Higher education and age 40–49 are most supportive of conservation measures. For marine recreational activities, 42.2% of the respondents can swim, and 44.2% of the respondents had not visited the beach in the previous year. The results suggest that the government could establish a specialized agency to strengthen its marine policy and take more actions to protect ocean environment and conserve marine resources. To encourage more Taiwanese to participate in ocean recreational activities, the government could build a safe facility for marine recreation, cooperate with the private sectors in education, and provide outreach to raise public awareness of the oceans.     

The Offshore Wind Power Debate: Views from Cape Cod

Wind power resources on the eastern U.S. continental shelf are estimated to be over 400 GW, several times the electricity used by U.S. eastern coastal states. The first U.S. developer proposes to build 130 large (40 story tall) wind turbines in Nantucket Sound, just outside Massachusetts state waters. These would provide 420 MW at market prices, enough electricity for most of Cape Cod. The project is opposed by a vigorous and well-financed coalition. Polling shows local public opinion on the project almost equally divided. This article draws on semistructured interviews with residents of Cape Cod to analyze values, beliefs, and logic of supporters and opponents. For example, one value found to lead to opposition is that the ocean is a special place that should be kept natural and free of human intrusion. One line of argument found to lead to support is: The war in Iraq is problematic, this war is “really” over petroleum, Cape Cod generates electricity from oil, therefore, the wind project would improve U.S. security. Based on analysis of the values and reasoning behind our interview data, we identify four issues that are relevant but not currently part of the debate.     

基于感应滤波的电力推进船舶电网谐波抑制

为研究谐波抑制方法在电力推进船舶电网中的应用,提出了一种基于感应滤波方式,同时具有自耦补偿和谐波抑制作用的新型推进变压器结构。该变压器二次侧采用延边三角形接线,它将传统滤波和无功补偿装置移至绕组内部且公共绕组的等效短路漏电感为零设计,使船舶大功率变流设备在电能变换过程中产生的谐波源无法进入交流网侧,有效地抑制了谐波对船舶电网的污染。对比船舶电网传统滤波方法,对新型推进变压器的结构设计,滤波原理进行了介绍,并分别对基于新型和传统推进变压器的6相交直交推进方式船舶电力系统进行了SIMU-LINK仿真,仿真结果的电流波形和电流频谱验证了方案的正确性和可行性。     

浅议海事信息资源安全管理

海事信息系统的建设为业务管理的发展提供了便捷的支撑平台,然而随之而来的信息资源安全问题也备受关注。文章从海事信息资源安全管理的现状入手,对海事信息资源的安全管理方式进行了探讨,希望借此能够对广大读者有所启发和帮助。     

基于故障树的船用核动力装置维修性建模研究

结合船用核动力装置的特点,阐述了建立基于故障树维修性模型的方法和流程.以建立故障树为基础,建立了关于船用堆余热排出系统基于故障树的维修性模型,对其进行定量分析得到系统修复性维修时间.该方法直接利用可靠性分析中的故障树建立模型,节省了建模强度,计算结果由可靠性数据支持,克服了以往定量分析中维修性数据不足的缺点.     

船舶主机数字调速仿真训练器的研制

为了研究船舶主机调速系统的特性和控制算法,将船舶主机调速系统的性能要求转化为复合PID控制算法的问题,研制基于Nabtesco MG-800Ⅲ的数字调速仿真器。非线性PID实现主机转速控制,其比例增益、微分增益和积分增益分别是控制偏差的非线性函数。模糊自整定PID实现主机油门的位置控制,其PID的3个参数随着偏差和偏差变化速度,根据模糊控制原理进行在线修改。物理仿真结果表明,数字调速器的非线性模糊自适应PID算法能提高调速系统的动态精度和抑制扰动的能力。     

工程施工项目中人力资源管理的重点

通过对工程施工项目各阶段的特性以及项目施工过程中人力资源特点的分析,提出了目前施工项目人力资源管理的困惑,阐述了施工项目中人力资源管理应关注的重点环节。     

几例船舶主机故障现象及其分析

船舶主机是船舶的动力核心，与主机相关的故障如果不能被及时发现和处理，将会造成严重的事故。文章就作者在船上的工作经历，介绍了船舶主机的几例故障现象，并对这些故障的原因进行了适当的分析，说明了有效的维护是船用设备可靠工作的必要保证。