Core Insights - The marine economy in China showed a positive development trend in Q1, with a total marine production value of 2.5 trillion yuan, representing a year-on-year growth of 5.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the GDP growth rate [1] - The marine resource guarantee level has improved, with new approvals for marine and island use covering 71,000 hectares and involving an investment of 185.6 billion yuan [1] - Traditional marine industries are stable, with significant growth in marine transportation and tourism sectors, where marine cargo turnover and freight volume increased by 5.8% and 4.2% respectively [1] Marine Emerging Industries - The marine engineering equipment manufacturing sector is experiencing rapid growth, with new marine engineering orders increasing by 57.1% year-on-year [2] - Progress in marine biomedicine includes the initiation of Phase II clinical trials for a new anti-tumor drug, BG136 [2] - The marine information service industry is being cultivated, with the launch of the "Hanhai Zhiyu" marine large language model and stable operation of national marine data platforms [2] Marine Foreign Trade - Marine foreign trade has shown resilience despite global economic challenges, with a slight increase of 0.1% in marine import and export total [2] - High-end, intelligent, and green marine product exports are performing well, with ship and marine engineering equipment exports growing by 10.8% and wind turbine exports increasing by 43.2% [2] Future Outlook - The long-term positive trend of the marine economy remains unchanged, supported by a series of national macro policies [3] - There is a focus on accelerating the implementation of marine sector policies and fostering new productive forces in the marine economy [3] - The aim is to promote the construction of a modern marine industry system and support high-quality development of the marine economy [3]