National Development and Reform Commission: Will accelerate the development of blue finance and dynamically update the investment and financing catalog for the marine industry.

Ma Weichen, Deputy Director of the Regional Coordinated Development Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, stated that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, support for the development of the marine industry will be increased. Various government investment funds will be coordinated and utilized to support a batch of major projects that lay the foundation and yield long-term benefits, and to scientifically and reasonably guarantee the sea use, land use, and island use needs of the projects. Market-based allocation of marine resource assets will be promoted, the stratified and three-dimensional utilization of sea areas will be actively advanced, and the protection and development of sea areas and islands will be promoted by category. For example, the island development and protection management system will be improved, and by comprehensively considering the functional positioning and comparative advantages of islands, scientific classification of different types will be carried out and differentiated requirements will be clearly defined, so as to coordinate and promote high-level protection and high-quality development of islands. The development of blue finance will also be accelerated, the investment and financing catalog for the marine industry will be dynamically updated, social capital will be encouraged to participate in the development of the marine economy, and the formation of a diversified investment pattern will be accelerated.