大洋矿产资源研究开发是党中央、国务院十分重视的一项工作，也是国家长远发展规划中的一项重要事业。１９９０年初，经国务院批准，该项目列入国家１５年长远规划，当年４月，国务院批准成立了中国大洋矿产资源研究开发协会（简称大洋协会），专司该项目的实施和组织协调... The research and development of ocean mineral resources is a work that the Central Party Committee and the State Council attach great importance to and is also an important undertaking in the long-term development planning of the country. At the beginning of 1990, approved by the State Council, the project was included in the national long-term plan for 15 years. In April of that year, the State Council approved the establishment of the China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association (hereinafter referred to as the Ocean Society), specializing in the implementation and organization of the project.