The goal of this paper is to give an overview about marine fisheries management in Chin a since there form and opening of China. The existing reviews on fisheries management in China are more than two decades old [7,8] and do not reflect the current situation. This paper starts with a brief introduction to the history of marine fisheries in China,followed by a description of the development of marine fisheries since 1980.Then the marine fisheries management is described,including its goals, how it is
organized, and the kinds of measures in use.The present challenges in marine fisheries and possible ways forward are discussed in the final part.