在祖国辽阔的南海中,有极多由珊瑚骨骼积叠而成的海岛、环礁、暗礁和海岸礁滩。由于它们都是由珊瑚礁构成的,所以有珊瑚岛、珊瑚礁之称。在海底的珊瑚礁上,不单有众所周知的鱼类、龙虾、海参和贝类等水产动物资源,而且有各色各样的海藻植物生长着。有些海藻具有较高的经济价值,麒麟菜就是其中的一种。麒麟菜藻体内部含有较多的琼胶物质,在纺织、建筑、食品、医药上有广泛的应用。解放后,党和国家对麒麟菜资源的开发利用非常重视,在 Among the vast South China Sea in the motherland, there are many islands, atolls, reefs and coastal reefs that are bounded by coral skeletons. Because they are made of coral reefs, so there are coral islands, said coral reefs. On the coral reefs on the seabed, there are not only the well-known aquatic animal resources such as fish, lobster, sea cucumber and shellfish, but also a wide variety of seaweed plants. Some seaweed has a high economic value, Eucheuma is one of them. Eucheuma cabbage contains more agar material within the body, in the textile, construction, food, medicine has a wide range of applications. After the liberation, the Party and the state attach great importance to the development and utilization of the Eucheuma resources