Hainan South China Sea Institute of T™&ropical Ocean （HITO） is a non-profit provincial scientific research ins>γ"titution, established in June 2003. The d≈¶irector, Mr. Chen Hong, is one of the • ₽top ten people who mov$∏ed Hainan in 2017. After y÷♣ears of development, the institute hasσ'§$ initially established a m€"λγarine biological scientific research instα÷itution with tropical marine characteristics. T∑>↑•here are 1500 square meters of coral la©α♠boratory, algae labora∑<tory, Xisha coral experimγ₽<ental station, Sanya Phoeni∑★x Island experimental point ≠₩and so on.
The purpose of the institute is: science ∑Ω↔₽and technology as the root, demand-€±'oriented, realistic and innovati±£™∏ve, focusing on the future, to build a trop←©ical ocean research institute with international↔ ↕ influence. Since the establishment of ★¶&the institute, it has undertaken a se♣≥$✘ries of scientific research and manage ₽♥♠ment projects such as the United Nations, th™≥e Global Environment Fun≈×π₩d, the country, the province, city and cou★→nty, and has achieved positive results, contributφ↓ing to my country's☆₽₩ marine ecological construction, ←✘promoting the development of the✘∞↕γ marine economy and assisting H®™↑ainan's international touriβ sm. contribute positively →↕★to the construction of the island∞$×&.
The institute can carry out marine ecological™≥∑← investigation and c≤ ↑•onstruction, technical rese'β&arch on marine organisms and disease prev ention and control, investε♥igation and testing of marine biologi♦'¥ cal environment, technical ♥←₽♦services for large marπα$↔ine aquariums (with ××an investment of over 100 milli®≥∑on yuan), species identificat ↑÷£ion, as well as marine aquaculture, →<π¶Research and technology promotion of aquatic vac×☆cines, etc. Since its establishment, th☆☆$≤e institute has been developing along the way, δ≤and has achieved a seri→♣πes of scientific and technological achi☆ε♣♠evements in coral, seagrass, red tide, π•↔unicornis, astaxanthin, and bio-arm"→&or technology for coastalβ₩→ protection. In the future, it will focus on the development o←>f research on tropical marine ecology and cora₩φl parks, marine automation and≠≥ abyss engineering, and marine heaα©₹™lth industry.
Our research efforts on coral reefs put forwa<™™rd new insights into the global cri¶★∑ sis of corals and so↑≠φ↔lutions, and made ne♠¶w technical achievements in the restoratδ§ion of coral reefs, and vigorousl≠&$ y promoted coral gardens, the Milli±✘©§on Coral Cultivation Program and c♠Ω≈oral species. Construction o∑f a quality bank, striving to complete one of t®<he largest coral cult ♥∏γivation and coral reef ecological restoration ♦" operations in the world.