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BOHAI SEA SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Objective 1. Preserve key ecosystems, habitats, species, particularly rare and endangered species,
genetic resources and habitats at risk.
Action Programs
1. Conduct regular assessments of the health of coastal and marine
ecosystems, by developing indicators and standards, with special
emphasis on ecologically sensitive areas, such as estuary, islands
and wetland ecosystems, as well as rare and endangered species.
2. Develop a Bohai Sea coastal ecosystem management program and
a large-scale marine functional zoning plan, defining specific
management measures to best serve the ecological function of each
zone.
3. Establish and/or strengthen the ecological monitoring system of Bohai
Sea, regularly publish monitoring results, and applying the information
to improve ecosystem management strategies accordingly.
4. Develop guidelines for the preservation of the critical marine
ecosystems, including habitats, biological communities and species.
5. Develop and/or strengthen programs for preservation and
management of rare and endangered species, including in particular:
a. Conduct of marine biological research and regular surveys;
b. Preparation of a marine biological inventory of Bohai Sea and the
conduct of a systematic research on the present status, habitats,
distribution and abundance of the endangered species, and
population dynamics mechanisms; and
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c. Establishment of guidelines or standards for protection and
conservation of the rare and endangered species, population
and habitats, including the development of protected areas;
protection of migratory routes, areas of reproduction, breeding
and hatcheries; and the updating of the management strategies
and action programs, taking into account the results of the
ecosystem monitoring.
6. Strengthen management of the marine protected areas and
establish new marine protected areas, including:
a. Enhancing dynamic multidisciplinary research on marine
protected areas, including research on biodiversity, habitats and
ecosystems;
b. Strengthening processes for assessing protected area
feasibility, streamlining the approval procedure, expanding the
scope of protection, and delineating special protection areas;
c. Improving the management of existing marine sanctuaries and
nature reserves, including the development and/or the
enhancement of management plans and implementation
measures for the protected areas at prefecture, municipality
and county levels;
d. Establishing and improving the institutional mechanism for
coordinating management activities in protected areas and
strengthening collaboration among the concerned sectors; and