[Seavox] Waters between Japan and Korea

[Haaring, Pieter (DID)]

Hi Roy,
 
I don't expect you will get a preference list from any Dutch
governemental organisation.
The question has been marked out-of-scope. Regarding this subject we are
not an 'interested' SeaVoX member.
 
regards,
Pieter Haaring
PS Sorry Greg.

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[mailto:seavox-bounces at mailman.nerc-liv.ac.uk] Namens Lowry, Roy K.
Verzonden: vrijdag 26 augustus 2011 9:45
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Onderwerp: [Seavox] Waters between Japan and Korea


Dear All,
 
BODC has received a communication from Korea concerning the labelling of
the body of water between Japan and Korea on a map on our web site that
is based on the C19 vocabulary. 
 
Some of you will know the history behind this, but for those who don't I
will give a brief summary.  IHO published its Sea Areas specification
with the body of water labelled 'Sea of Japan' in 1953.  For the
proposed next version of the Sea Areas Korea proposed the name 'East
Sea'.  Japan objected and because IHO governance is based on veto the
publication was blocked.  This has continued ever since with various
proposals from either side being vetoed by the other, which is why with
the exception of one minor change (addition of the Celtic Sea) the IHO
Sea Areas have not been updated since 1953.
 
C19 was placed under SeaVoX governance primarily to sidestep this issue
thereby removing a number of blockers to metadata development caused by
the inflexibility of the I953 list.  As no alternative label has come
either officially or unofficially from IHO, we adopted the 1953 name. We
are now a large (100 members) international body and I therefore feel
that we have the opportunity as a governance to grasp the issue of the
naming of the disputed water body.  I therefore propose that we 'vote'
with interested SeaVoX members ranking the following alternatives in
order of preference.  If you have colleagues in your organisation who
are also members of the SeaVoX list please discuss the issue with them
and send one 'vote'.
 
The order given below indicates the preference of BODC following
discussions at the senior management level.
 

1.	Sea of Japan - East Sea 
2.	East Sea - Sea of Japan 
3.	Sea of Japan 
4.	East Sea

 
I will add up the total points for each choice (4 for first place though
1 for fourth) and the choice with the highest number of points will be
used in C19.  The poll will close on Friday September 16th.
 
Regards, Roy.
 

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