Exploring the Ecological Impacts and Implementation Strategies of Reclamation in Taiping Bay of Dalian Port as an Example

Abstract

BackgroundReclamation activities should be combined with the actual functional requirements of engineering sea areas. The contradiction between major reclamation activities and Marine ecological protection should be coordinated according to the local natural conditions, so as to put forward reasonable and feasible ecological construction plans. MethodsThis paper takes the Taiping Bay reclamation project of Dalian Port as an example, and based on the analysis of the impact of the regional historical reclamation on the coastline, hydrodynamics, water quality, marine ecological environment, and other factors. Combined with the results of numerical simulation, the realization and effectiveness of the marine ecological restoration and compensation scheme are described in detail. Although the reclamation project will bring about ecological and environmental problems, it is still an effective means to "effectively alleviate the contradiction between land supply and demand in coastal areas, expand development space and promote rapid economic development". Significant findingsThis paper puts forward suggestions to realize the coordinated development of marine economy and ecological protection from the reclamation land control policy and ecological restoration measures.