The Legal Issues of Preventing Pollution Damage to the Marine Environment from Land-based Pollutants

Abstract

With the rapid development of China's economy and society, China continues to develop and utilize marine resources, inevitably leading to excessive resource exploitation and pollution damage to the marine environment. Among the pollutants in the marine environment, land-based pollutants account for about 80%, making them the most important pollutant. Therefore, preventing and controlling land-based pollution is a key step in protecting the marine environment. At present, the legal system for preventing and controlling land-based pollution in China has developed, but there are still some problems. It is necessary to analyze the legal system for preventing and controlling land-based pollutants from causing pollution damage to the marine environment, and improve it accordingly. The paper discussed the concept and types of land-based pollutants, analyzed the shortcomings of China's current legal system for preventing and controlling land-based pollutants from causing pollution damage to the marine environment, and proposed improvement suggestions, mainly including modifying or reformulating relevant laws and regulations, improving relevant legal responsibilities, and improving the public participation system.

Keywords

• land-based pollutants
• marine environment
• damage of pollution
• pollution prevention