Quanzhou

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Geographic, Demographic Socioeconomic:


Land area (km²)	11,016 km²
Sea area (km²)	11,360 km²
Coastline (km)	541 km
Major river systems (names)	Jin River 1,620 km
Total number of coastal cities/municipalities	Fengze, Luojiang, Quangang, lichen, Jinjiang, Shishi, Annan, Huian, Anxi
Population (latest census)	8,510,000(2014)
Population growth rate (latest census)	0.77％
Male/female ratio (latest census)	Male/ female ,1.01:1.00 (2012)
Average annual household income (latest census)	The per capita GDP: 72422 RMB, or USD 10809.25
Sectoral employment (percentage of total employment; latest census) Agriculture/fisheries Industry Services	• First industry: 3,031,500 • Second industry 203,700 • Third industry: 1,010,300 (2004)

Ecological/Environmental:


Key Marine Habitats (Mangrove, Coral, Seagrass, etc.) (Areal coverage/habitat)
Coastal and Marine Protected Areas (Number of MPAs and total areal coverage)	Shenhu Bay sea ancient forests SMPA 31 km² Quanzhou Bay Estuarine Wetland MPA 70.45 km²
Coastal fisheries (species/levels)	Quanzhou is the main fish producing area in China. There are more than 500 species of aquatic organisms, including nearly 100 species of economic fishes, more than 200 species of shellfish and algae.
Threatened or endangered species (protected species)	Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Chinese Sturgeon and Swinhoe's Egret etc.

Threats and Hazards to sustainable development of marine and coastal areas and ecosystems:


Climate variation and change
Man-made threats and hazards	Environmental pressures from development, pollutants, lack of integrated marine environmental monitoring, low technical capacity and lack of an interagency and intersectoral coordination mechanism are the key challenges.

Status of ICM Implementation

ICM Coverage and Governance Indicators:


	ONGOING DEV'T	IN PLACE	SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION/ REMARKS
ICM Coordinating Mechanism	X	X
ICM Project/Program Office		X	Specific staff in Quanzhou Ocean and Fisheries Bureau are responsible for ICM.
Stakeholder Participation		X	Consultation process National， Provincial municipal line departments participate in decision making process
Coastal Strategy/Implementation Plan		X	Quanzhou City Planning and Strategy Study
ICM Work Plan, Budget & Financing and Human Resources Committed	X	X	Detailed work and budget plan supported by the Quanzhou government
M&E Mechanism (including SOC Reporting)	X	X	Updating the SOC report

ICM Management Processes:


	NOT YET IN PLACE	ONGOING DEV'T	IN PLACE	SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION/ REMARKS
Management Plan(s)* (e.g., CCA/DRR; habitat protection, restoration and management; water use/supply management; food security and livelihood management; pollution reduction and waste management; etc.) *at least 2 required for ICM Code Level 1 certification		X		MPA Overall Planning Coastal Spatial Zoning Plan Coastal Functional Zoning MPA and Wetland Protection Projects Coastal Environmental Protection Plans
Tools applied at the ICM site (e.g., zoning/MSP; MPAs, EAFM, IRBM, others)		X	X	Coastal Use Zoning, MFMA (MPA), National Ocean Park

Areal Extent, Health and Resiliency of Coastal and Marine Habitats:


	NOT YET IN PLACE	ONGOING DEV'T	IN PLACE	SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION/ REMARKS
Scoping (including areal extent of coastal and marine habitats)			X	Shen Hu Bay sea ancient forests MPA, the area of coastal mud flat is about 31 km2. Quanzhou Bay Estuarine Wet MPA the area of coastal mud flat is about 70.45 km²
Areal extent of damaged/degraded habitats	X			No information available
Areal extent of healthy and resilient habitats		X		Shenhu Bay sea ancient forests MPA², the area of coastal mud flat is about 31km. Quanzhou Bay Estuarine Wet MPA the area of coastal mud flat is about 70.45km²
Proposals/action plans to restore damaged/degraded habitats		X		1） The work of scientific research and education in the MPA 2) Beach water monitoring program 3) Quanzhou 13th Five Year Plan for Development on Environmental Protection and Remediation
Restoration program(s)		X		Organizing or assisting the relevant departments to carry out the scientific research work of the MPA. Carrying out academic exchanges and cooperation activities
Benefits (social, economic, ecological) - Addressing/reducing CCA/DRR risks - Harmonizing access to marine space by established economic sectors - Assessing costs and benefits to clearly understand socio-economic and ecological trade-offs - Extending governance principles to be more inclusive to weaker disadvantaged sector, addressing issues of tenure and use-based access rights		X		On the premise of not affecting the natural environment and natural resources, in accordance with the requirements of the planning, the appropriate development of tourism and other industries in the protected area is organized; the popularization of science popularization is carried out.

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs):


	NOT YET IN PLACE	ONGOING DEV'T	IN PLACE	SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION/ REMARKS
Scoping (including areal extent of MPAs/MPA networks)			X	Primary habitats: • Maritime area-11360ha Endangered species: • Submarine forest • Chinese White Dolphin • Boa constrictor • Black stork • South china tiger Size of marine protected area: 4455ha National Nature Reserve for Submerged Forest area in Shenhu Bay, Fujian-3100ha Chongwu National Marine Park in Fujian-1355ha The establishment and declaration of MPAs would promote sustainability of ecosystems and biodiversity preservation and promote eco-tourism. The most important threats in the MPAs：： • Pollution and other human activities. • Natural disaster-drought, typhoon, storm surge, earthquake
Ecological, social and economic characteristics, significance and conditions of MPA/MPA Network at project start-up			X	• A total of 8,440,000 people live in Quanzhou (1,060,000 in Jinjiang county-level city and 755,000 in Huian County ). • Average income of the people in Quanzhou is 14,586 RMB per person yearly. Source: the website of Quanzhou government
MPA governance situation at project start-up			X	MPAs were established by laws. The development and construction of MPAs have got a lot of supports from national and local government. The management bureau of National Nature Reserve for Submerged Forest area in Shenhu Bay has been established. The manager agency of the Chongwu marine park is in the process of establishment.
METT rating of management effectiveness of MPA at project start-up		X		MPAS are in the process of assessment using with METT scorecard.
New or improved MPA management plan			X	These two MPAs have master plan to guide their construction and development. The management of MPAs in is currently keeping with the national laws and regulations.
Improvements recorded at priority MPA sites using METT indicators	X			The score has not been published.

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