On October 15th, experts from various countries stated at the International Maritime Economic Cooperation and Development Forum held in Shenzhen that the 21st century is the century of blue oceans. With the iterative and updated technology, the marine economy is developing rapidly on a global scale.

In the post-epidemic era, the marine economy is expected to become a new engine for economic growth, industrial upgrading and innovative development.

The reporter learned from the forum that my country will guide the marine industry to connect with the multi-level capital market in the future.

　　High-quality development "strategic location"

　　The China Marine Economic Development Index recently released by the National Oceanic Information Center shows that the scale of my country's marine economy continues to expand. In 2019, the gross marine production value was 8.9 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.2% over the previous year, and its contribution to the national economy reached 9.1%.

　　Wang Bin, director of the Department of Marine Strategic Planning and Economics of the Ministry of Natural Resources, said that the structure of my country's marine industry has been further optimized, and the proportion of fishing and breeding in marine fisheries has been adjusted from 41:59 in 2015 to 33:67.

　　my country's marine emerging industries are also booming.

The added value of the marine service industry accounted for 60%, and the added value of the marine emerging industry increased by 7.7% over the previous year.

According to the National Seawater Utilization Report 2019 released by the Ministry of Natural Resources recently, as of the end of 2019, there were 115 desalination projects nationwide with a project scale of 1.57 million tons per day, of which 17 were newly built seawater desalination projects with a project scale of 399,000 tons. /Day, a substantial increase from 2018.

At the same time, my country's offshore wind power installed capacity reached 5930 MW.

The marine biomedicine industry and marine leisure industry are also growing rapidly.

　　It is worth mentioning that my country’s marine ecological environment continues to improve, the utilization rate of coastal waters has slowed down year by year, the total amount of pollutants from major rivers entering the sea has gradually decreased, and the sewage treatment rate of coastal cities has increased significantly.

　　Experts at the meeting said that the current global economic growth is slowing, and the world's industrial development pattern and path are undergoing changes. Emerging industries including oceans are increasingly becoming the focus of competition. Many international organizations are stepping up efforts to formulate ocean development strategies. And pay close attention to marine issues from the overall strategy.

　　Paul Holsas, Chairman and CEO of the World Ocean Council, said that China faces important opportunities in the development of the ocean economy.

China has played an important role in the trade of fisheries and marine products, and has also played a leading role in the shipping industry.

　　The epidemic has greatly affected the global economy, and the industrial and supply chains are facing challenges.

Gao Shang, the strategic director of CIMC Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd., said that this provides space for the development of the marine economy and also provides an opportunity to find a new track.

　　Technological innovation brings new opportunities

　　Smadja & Smadja strategic consulting company chairman Claude Samaga said that in the next few years, the marine economy industry must be technology-oriented and make full use of artificial intelligence, Internet of Things technology, big data and other resources.

　　China's Marine Economic Development Index shows that among the marine scientific research institutions monitored by my country, research and experimental development funding increased by 9.9% over the previous year, the number of scientific and technological personnel increased by 1.7% over the previous year, and the number of patents granted exceeded 4,100.

　　Gao Deli, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that oil and natural gas have entered a difficult-to-exploit era, and most of them are now unconventional oil and natural gas resources. Development in deep water and deep layers depends on technological upgrading.

　　"In the past 10 years, major discoveries of global oil and gas resources have come mainly from the ocean, of which 59% is from the deep sea." Gao Deli said that in the past, drilling was vertical wells, but now they are horizontal and directional wells. The space for offshore platforms is limited. To develop oil and gas resources in China, technical capabilities must be improved.

　　Peng Wei, deputy director of the National Ocean Technology Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources, said that offshore renewable energy includes tidal energy, tidal energy, wave energy, and temperature difference energy, as well as marine biomass energy, offshore hydrogen energy and wind energy, with great potential.

　　my country's offshore marine resources survey synthesis and evaluation project shows that the theoretical reserves of marine renewable energy within 20 kilometers of the coast, excluding wind energy, can provide 6.97 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity, which is equivalent to the sum of 30 Three Gorges Project resources.

　　Building a community of marine destiny

　　Paul Holsas said that the marine economy is a global ecosystem. To develop the marine economy, we need to consider the background of globalization.

We must rely on innovation, but innovation itself is not only technological update, but also cooperation between countries, such as cooperation in soft technology, soft power and soft systems.

　　At present, the cooperation in markets, technology, information, and culture with the ocean as the carrier and link is getting closer. my country has proposed the initiative to jointly build the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.

China's marine economic development index shows that my country's economic and trade exchanges with countries along the Maritime Silk Road have continued to advance, and the trade volume has increased by 5.8% over the previous year.

　　Claude Samaga said that the construction of the Maritime Silk Road can maximize the benefits of multiple parties.

In the next few years, China can strengthen cooperation with participating countries to achieve a win-win situation.

　　Wang Bin said that the development of the marine economy has brought great opportunities. While giving play to the decisive role of the market in resource allocation, the government should also play a better role.

Relevant departments will formulate the "14th Five-Year" marine economic development plan, clarify engineering projects and reform measures in the field of marine economics, establish modern marine cities with various characteristics, and build clusters led by leading enterprises, driven by high-tech, and coordinated industries to promote The marine financial service industry guides the marine industry to connect with the multi-level capital market.

　　He said that my country will also step up research and development of key core technologies and equipment in key areas to promote the quality and efficiency of traditional industries such as marine fisheries and marine ships.

At the same time, tap the development potential of emerging industries, especially the cultivation and expansion of strategic industries such as desalination and marine renewable energy.

　　my country will also build a vibrant coastal economic belt, such as the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Yangtze River Delta, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Hainan Free Trade Port, etc., to further optimize the layout of the maritime economic circle in the north, east and south, and drive the formation of land-sea linkages. A new pattern of ocean development featuring mutual assistance between east and west and coordination of north and south has formed a coastal economic belt with international competitiveness.