Marine biological resources

Japanese: 海洋生物資源 - かいようせいぶつしげん
Marine biological resources


[Marine development field]
Ocean development can be considered to include all new human activities aimed at making effective use of the vast oceans that make up about 70% of the Earth's surface. Specifically, this includes the development and utilization of marine biological resources, seabed resources, seawater resources, marine energy, and marine space, and conservation of the marine environment is also an important issue. Furthermore, there are marine surveys that are of great social and economic significance, such as surveys of the ocean or seabed to understand the actual behavior of seawater and, taking into account its interaction with the atmosphere, to clarify its impact on weather or climate change, or to contribute to elucidating undersea earthquakes by investigating undersea crustal activity.

*Some of the terms that refer to "marine living resources" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


【海洋開発の分野】
 海洋開発とは地球表面積の約70%を占める広大な海洋を有効に利用することを目的とする新しい人間活動をすべて含むものと考えられる。具体的にみれば,海洋生物資源,海底資源,海水資源,海洋エネルギーおよび海洋空間の開発利用などがあるほか,海洋環境保全も重要な問題である。さらに海洋あるいは海底の調査を行って,海水の挙動の実態を知り大気との相互作用を考慮して,気象あるいは気候変化への影響を解明するとか,海底地殻活動の調査により海底地震の解明に寄与するなど,社会的ならびに経済的にも大きな意義をもつ海洋調査がある。…

※「海洋生物資源」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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