当前,中国东海及南海海洋权益面临日益严峻的挑战,频繁遭受周边国家渔民越界非法捕捞,海上走私行为猖獗,对中国海警的执法能力和水平提出挑战。中国海警刑事执法面临一定困境,难以有效发挥其应有的职能。一、当前中国海警刑事执法困境海警海上侦查权属于刑事司法权范畴,海警海上执法兼具行政执法和刑事司法职能。本文用“刑事执法”的表述主要便于海上环境执法的刑事侦查权的陈述目的而使用。根据“三定方案”的顶层设置,组建中国海警的目的为 At present, China’s maritime rights and interests in the East China Sea and the South China Sea are facing more and more serious challenges. Frequent fishermen from neighboring countries illegally fish across the border and the smuggling of smuggled goods at sea challenges the capacity and level of China’s maritime law enforcement. It is difficult for China Maritime Police to carry out its criminal law enforcement effectively and effectively to fulfill its due functions. First, the current Chinese maritime police criminal enforcement difficulties Predatory maritime police investigation belongs to the scope of criminal jurisdiction, maritime law enforcement maritime police both the administrative law enforcement and criminal justice functions. This article uses the expression “criminal law enforcement” mainly to facilitate the purpose of the criminal investigation of marine environmental law enforcement. According to the “three programs” top set, the purpose of setting up the Chinese maritime police