China conducts marine environmental survey east of Taiwan Island

BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Natural Resources said Thursday that it had organized a marine environmental survey in waters under China's jurisdiction east of China's Taiwan Island to gain a full understanding of the natural ecological conditions of the country's jurisdictional sea areas.

From June 16 to 18, the Xiangyanghong 22 research vessel of the ministry's East China Sea Bureau carried out the survey in waters east of China's Taiwan Island, the ministry said.

The survey collected data on seawater environmental DNA, birds, whales and dolphins, marine chemistry, hydrology and meteorology.

It laid a foundation for China to further understand the conditions of key habitats in the area and evaluate the health of the ecosystem, while also providing a scientific basis for marine biodiversity conservation in the area, the ministry said. Enditem