On February 24th, the reporter learned from the Ministry of Natural Resources that according to preliminary calculations, the total value of China's marine production in 2024 will reach 1.05438 trillion yuan, breaking through 10 trillion yuan for the first time, an increase of 5.9% over the previous year, and accounting for 7.8% of the gross domestic product, showing a strong development momentum. The traditional marine industry is developing steadily and rapidly. The modernization of marine fisheries is accelerating, and the ability to ensure stable production and supply of marine aquatic products continues to improve; The ability to ensure the supply of marine oil and gas resources continues to strengthen, with offshore crude oil and natural gas production increasing by 4.7% and 8.7% respectively compared to the previous year; The marine shipbuilding industry continues to grow rapidly, with the number of newly undertaken sea vessel orders, completed sea vessel orders, and held sea vessel orders ranking first in the world for many consecutive years. The emerging industries in the ocean continue to grow and develop. The marine engineering equipment manufacturing industry continues to recover, driven by new factors and new driving forces to transform and upgrade the industry. Key core technologies of equipment continue to break through, and the added value increased by 9.1% compared to the previous year; The ocean power industry maintains a rapid growth trend, with offshore wind power generation increasing by 28.2% compared to the previous year. Deep sea wind power is expanding in an orderly manner, and research and development of ocean energy such as tidal and wave energy is steadily advancing. (New Society)