2016年，我国在海洋立法方面取得两大重要成果。一方面，《中华人民共和国海洋环境保护法（修正案）》审议通过并颁布施行，构成我国生态文明建设的重要内容。新法围绕着强化生态环境保护、增大违法处罚力度和贯彻中央“放管服”政策的目的，增设“生态保护红线”制度，取消了环境违法的行政处罚上限，并积极推进行政审批制度改革。随着以“生态保护红线”为核心的配套制度陆续出台，海洋督察工作也在顺利推进。另一方面，《中华人民共和国深海海底区域资源勘探开发法》通过设立勘探开发许可制、环境保护、科学技术研究与资源调查、监督检查与法律责任等制度，首次实现了我国以法律制度形式对深海海底勘探开发活动的规制。这不仅是我国履行国际义务的体现，对于免除我国担保国责任更具有重大意义。
In year 2016，China has two important achievements in marine legislation.On the one hand，The draft of the Marine Environment Protection Law has been examined and adopted，which became the important content of the construction of ecological civilization of our country.With the purpose of strengthening the ecological and environmental protection，increasing the intensity of illegal punishment and implementing the central “discharge service” policy，the new law adds the “ecological protection red line” system，abolishing the administrative penalty limit of environmental law，and actively promoting the administrative examination and approval system reform.With the introduction of supporting system which regards the “ecological protection red line” as the core，the system of marine inspector is also having a smooth advance.On the other hand，law on Exploration and Exploitation of Resources in Deep Seabed Areas has been established systems of “exploration and development permit system”，environmental protection，science and technology and resource investigation，supervision and inspection and legal liability system.In the way，it regulates exploration and development activities by the law for the first time.This is not only the embodiment of our international obligations，but also of great significance for the elimination of the responsibility of our country.
