| 12-8 Sea Area, Areas of Fishing Ground and Water Quality | ||||||||
| Sea | Sea Area | Area of Fishing | Average | Maximum | Evaluation of Seawater Quality in Offshore Area | |||
| (1 000 | Ground of | Depth | Depth | Clean | Lightly | Moderately | Heavily | |
| hectares) | Continental Shelf | (m) | (m) | Area | Polluted Area | Polluted Area | Polluted Area | |
| (1 000 hectares) | (10 000 sq.km) | (10 000 sq.km) | (10 000 sq.km) | (10 000 sq.km) | ||||
| Total | 472700 | 280000 | 3.80 | 1.76 | 1.86 | 2.91 | ||
| Bohai Sea | 7700 | 7700 | 18 | 70 | 0.71 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.27 |
| Huanghai Sea | 38000 | 35300 | 44 | 140 | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.18 |
| Donghai Sea | 77000 | 54900 | 370 | 2719 | 1.02 | 0.53 | 0.70 | 1.94 |
| Nanhai Sea | 350000 | 182100 | 1212 | 5559 | 1.61 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.52 |