Since its first leakage in June, South Korea and China have agreed on a joint maritime environmental study on the Yellow Sea following the recent oil leaks in Bohai Bay, the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea adjacent to South Korea, Seoul's Trade Ministry said Sunday.

According to the ministry,the two nations had a two-day meeting of the Joint Committee on Environmental Affairs from Thursday in the city of Xiamen in southeastern China.

Coconophilips, the US energy company holds 49percent in the project while China National Offshore Oil Corp Ltd (CNOOC), the field's operator, holds the rest.

Source: JoongAng Daily, The Korea Times, Yonhap news