The Development Plan of the Fujian Straits Blue Economy Pilot Zone will be released soon. An area of 190,000 square kilometers will be included in the economic pilot zone.
Recently issued data indicated that China's maritime economy has become a new engine for growth, as it has grown faster than the country's actual GDP in recent years.
The demand for surveillance ships in China has picked up significantly in recent months, as the country aims to equip a major maritime law enforcement body with more vessels.
The Guangdong government expects the province's ocean economy to generate an annual output of 1.5 trillion yuan ($236 billion) by 2015.
Hong Kong means "fragrant harbor" in Chinese. We should take advantage of the harbor we have and build Hong Kong into a maritime hub, not just a financial center. Such a push will create more jobs and spur economic growth.
Colleges are struggling to produce enough merchant seamen to meet demand, and more graduates with non-maritime degrees are opting for a life at sea.
China's State Oceanic Administration on Wednesday issued a plan for maritime development, saying that the area of maritime reserves should account for 5 percent of the country's total sea area by 2020.
China forbids anyone to develop the country's islands designated for purposes in its territorial waters.
The State Oceanic Administration (SOA) on Friday published a report on China's maritime administration and law enforcement efforts in 2011
The head of China's oceanic authority has said that the outlook for China's maritime environment is "not optimistic," calling for further efforts to build the ocean conservation culture.
Qingdao in Shandong province has a thriving high-tech sector much like that of California's Silicon Valley or Bangalore, India, but local officials say the city has one advantage those regions lack: a wealth of marine resources.
A Chinese political advisor has called for the early establishment of a Ministry of Oceans in China to strengthen maritime law enforcement and exploration activities on the high seas.
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