[Research progress on marine ecological disasters and disaster prevention and mitigation]

Area of Science:

• Marine Ecology
• Environmental Science
• Disaster Management

Background:

• Marine ecological disasters present significant threats to marine ecosystems and economies.
• Key disaster types include harmful algal blooms, jellyfish blooms, starfish blooms, marine biofouling, and biological invasions.

Purpose of the Study:

• To review the occurrence, impacts, and research progress in disaster prevention and mitigation of marine ecological disasters.
• To highlight the need for evolving technologies in monitoring, early warning, and prevention.

Main Methods:

• Literature review of marine ecological disasters.
• Analysis of disaster types, impacts, and interrelationships.
• Examination of current prevention and mitigation strategies.

Main Results:

• Marine ecological disasters are diverse and can trigger cascading effects, sometimes creating new threats.
• Existing prevention and mitigation principles emphasize "prevention first, combining prevention and control, rational utilization, and effective management".

Conclusions:

• Strengthening research on disaster interrelationships, monitoring, early warning systems, and control technologies is crucial.
• Future efforts should also explore resource utilization of disaster-causing organisms to minimize losses.