State Key Laboratory of Marine Resources Utilization in South China Sea was approved for establishment

【海南日报】海口7月31日讯（记者王玉洁 通讯员王飞）省部共建的南海海洋资源利用国家重点实验室近日已正式通过国家科技部批准，该国家重点实验室依托于海南大学建设，实现了海南高校国家重点实验室零的突破，将更好地服务我国海洋强国战略和海南地方经济发展。 记者了解到，南海海洋资源利用国家重点实验室以国家南海战略需求为导向，主要围绕南海海洋生物资源利用、南海海洋矿物资源新材料利用、南海海洋信息资源化技术等方向，开展有区域特色的南海海洋资源保护和利用研究。 据介绍，为了支持该重点实验室的建设发展，海南每年将为实验室提供不少于1000万元资金支持，用于实验室建设、日常运行、开放课题设立和人才引进培养。此外，科技部、省科技厅、海南大学将从技术创新、人才服务、学术交流、科技项目、实验室条件等方面给予支持，提升实验室研究能力和水平。

The State Key Laboratory of Marine Resources Utilization in South China Sea (MRU) co-sponsored by Hainan Province and Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China has recently been formally approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China. MRU, whose development relies on Hainan University, is the first state key laboratory in the universities of Hainan and will better serve the “building a strong maritime nation” strategy and the economic development of Hainan. In order to meet the needs of South China Sea strategy, MRU mainly focuses on the utilization of marine bioresources in the South China Sea, the utilization of new materials of marine mineral resources in the South China Sea, and marine information recycling technology in the South China Sea. It is said that in order to support the construction and development of MRU, Hainan Province will offer annual fund of no less than 10 million yuan for the its construction, daily operation, establishment of open projects and introduction and training of talents. In addition, the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, Hainan Provincial Department of Science and Technology and Hainan University will support MRU in terms of technological innovation, talent services, academic exchanges, scientific and technological projects, laboratory conditions, etc., to enhance its research capacity and level.