China’s challenges in managing its living marine resources are similar to those facing other countries. However, the scale of China’s economy makes its situation more extreme. Although these challenges are not easy, solving them will produce enormous direct benefits for China by securing a large and sustainable supply of high-value seafood and livelihoods in its own waters. This report proposes several recommendations to guide China’s next steps as it endeavors to create an ecological civilization domestically and abroad for living marine resources.
Task Force: Innovation in Global Environmental Governance Year: 2018 Phase: Phase VI (2017-2022)Global Ocean Governance and Ecological Civilization