南海开发,保护先行。开发是目的,保护做途径,方能实现南海的可持续开发。而在这个过程中,构建中国整体的海洋生态文明则是根本性必行措施。当前,我国海洋事业呈现出全面发展的良好势头,海洋经济持续快速增长,海洋产业蓬勃发展,海洋法律法规与政策规划体系初步建立,海洋环境监测体系日益健全,海洋综合管控能力显著提高,海洋科技研发能力不断增强,加强海洋生态文明建设正面临着难得的历史机遇。与此同时,我们也要清醒地看到,海洋生态文明建设还面临着严峻的挑战,比 South China Sea development, protection first. Development is the purpose, to protect the way, in order to achieve sustainable development in the South China Sea. In this process, building China’s overall marine ecological civilization is a fundamental imperative measure. At present, the marine industry in our country has shown a good momentum of all-round development. The marine economy has enjoyed sustained and rapid growth, the marine industry has boomed, the laws and regulations and policy planning system for the oceans and seas have been initially established, the monitoring system for the marine environment has been increasingly improved, the marine comprehensive control capability has been significantly raised, R & D capabilities continue to increase, to strengthen the building of marine ecological civilization is facing a rare historic opportunity. At the same time, we must also be soberly aware that the construction of marine ecological civilization is still facing a serious challenge.