Qingdao boasts rich ocean resources--863.30 kilometers of coastline, 69 islands, 49 bays and 212.31 square meters of mudflats.

Expansive ocean gives rise to an abundant marine organism, of which 80 percent are fish and the others are shrimps, crabs and cephalopods. Living at the bottom are precious sea products including clams, sea cucumbers and abalone.

Inshore plants include algae and seaweeds. Algae mainly cover agar weed, kelp, purple seaweed, sea grape and ulva.

Development of aquatic resources has been industrialized.

Salt development in the sea area around Qingdao dates to over 2,000 years ago. Jiaozhou bay has formed a 120-square-meter salt field.

Utilization of sea water focuses on sea water desalination and the extraction of chemical resources from the sea water.

Marine mineral resources mainly cover non-metals and oil.

Marine energy includes energies generated from tides, waves, wind, current and solar.

By Zhao Ruixue (China Daily Shandong Bureau)

Editor: Li Jing