RESEARCH ON THE PROTECTION OF CORAL REEFS AND FISHERIES GOVERNACE IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF MARINE ONTOLOGY: A CASE STUDY OF TANMEN TOWN, HAINAN PROVINCE

LIU Xuan-yu; WANG Tao; LIU Yun-gang

doi:10.13959/j.issn.1003-2398.2026.02.003

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HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ›› 2026, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (2) : 21-29,69. DOI: 10.13959/j.issn.1003-2398.2026.02.003

RESEARCH ON THE PROTECTION OF CORAL REEFS AND FISHERIES GOVERNACE IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF MARINE ONTOLOGY: A CASE STUDY OF TANMEN TOWN, HAINAN PROVINCE

LIU Xuan-yu¹, WANG Tao¹, LIU Yun-gang^1,2

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The relationship between humans and the sea is an important component of the overall human-land relationship. However, the fundamental theoretical research on the sea in the process of human-sea interaction is relatively scarce. However, with the passage of time and the modernization of the market, the conflict between humans and the sea has gradually become more prominent. In 2016, it was fully intensified due to the illegal collection of conch shells. Subsequently, the state has implemented a series of top-down coral reef protection measures, but the results seem to be unsatisfactory. Therefore, this paper takes the protection of coral reefs in the South China Sea as a case study. Based on the deconstruction of Western marine ontology research, it constructs an analytical framework of "agency-fluidity-connectivity" to analyze the problems and internal mechanisms existing in the process of ecological protection. The research findings of this paper are as follows: 1) The agency of the ocean has different influences on the thinking and connection methods of the "nature-society" interaction. 2) The fluidity of the ocean is spatially misaligned with the ecological governance model based on the logic of land demarcation. 3) The connectivity of the ocean regards the fishing community as a social network rather than a geographical container.

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marine ontology / coral reefs / fishermen / marine ecological protection / territory

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LIU Xuan-yu, WANG Tao, LIU Yun-gang. RESEARCH ON THE PROTECTION OF CORAL REEFS AND FISHERIES GOVERNACE IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF MARINE ONTOLOGY: A CASE STUDY OF TANMEN TOWN, HAINAN PROVINCE[J]. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY. 2026, 41(2): 21-29,69 https://doi.org/10.13959/j.issn.1003-2398.2026.02.003

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