Our famed coastal city Qingdao in Shandong province has mapped out plans to be a forerunner in the country's ocean economy by 2015 and a crucial part of the Shandong Peninsula Blue Economic Zone.
The Qingdao Municipal Government, on Dec 29, signed a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement with the Shandong Marine Investment Company. Both parties will use their individual strengths to jointly tap the marine economy.
On the morning of December 16, “Modern Marine Sciences and Marine Economy” National Postdoctoral Academic Forum was held at the Academic Exchange Center of Qingdao’s Ocean University of China (OUC).
Many people believe that that seafood is nutritious and healthy, so ocean fishing is expanding and an efficient, modern fishing industry has played an important role in Shandong province's economy over the last four years.