海洋是生命的发祥地,是资源的宝库,是人类生存和社会可持续发展的基本条件之一。当一直以陆地为主要活动舞台的人类进入20世纪末,全球正面临人口剧增、资源匮乏、环境恶化三大压力,人类把关注的目光投向覆盖地球表面71％的蓝色海洋,人类社会可持续发展的希望在海洋,21世纪是海洋时代,这是全球人类的共识。 The ocean is the birthplace of life and the treasure house of resources. It is one of the basic conditions for the survival of mankind and the sustainable development of society. When the mankind, which has been playing the most important stage on land, enters the end of the 20th century, the world is under the pressure of population explosion, lack of resources and environmental degradation. Human beings are turning their attention to the blue ocean that covers 71% of the Earth’s surface and humankind is sustainable The hope of development is in the oceans and the 21st century is the era of the sea. This is the consensus of all human beings in the world.