The signing ceremony of Wuzhizhou Ten Thousand Mu Tropical Ocean Pasture and the awarding ceremony of the key laboratory of the Marine Ecological Station were held in Wuzhizhou, Sanya on Sept. 12th, 2016.  Wuzhizhou Ten Thousand Mu Tropical Ocean Pasture programme is launched together by Ocean & Fisheries Bureau of Sanya, Hainan University and Wuzhizhou Island Tourist Area, Sanya.  It is reported that Sanya planned to establish a ten thousand mu tropical ocean pasture which will be built in a benthic eco park with different themes to realize the association of “recovery of benthic + tourism”.  Due to overfishing, tourism development and other reasons, the ecological environment in the surrounding sea area of Wuzhizhou Island, which is located at the Haitang Bay, Sanya had once degenerated.  Since the year 2011, government, enterprises, colleges and universities and others have been making efforts to establish an ocean pasture by putting artificial fish reefs into the sea area surrounding Wuzhizhou Island.  Among them, 500mu is a non-beneficial area invested by the government and another 500mu is invested by enterprises.  It is said that from 2016 to 2021, to realize the association of “recovery of benthic + tourism”, Wuzhizhou Island will examine and approve again to establish another nearly ten thousand mu tropical ocean pasture and 300 million RMB is expected to be invested to establish a benthic eco park with different themes. (2016/11/15)