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Industries related to its neighboring ocean continue to play a crucial role in Qingdao, a coastal city of Shandong province, where fisheries, other marine products and shipbuilding are pivotal to the city's economy.
The Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences is a facility of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and open to domestic and overseas universities and institutes.
The Key Laboratory of Marine Chemical Theory and Engineering Technology aims to develop useful technology for seawater resources.
Qingdao plans to develop eight marine fishery projects in the next five to six years, according to Qingdao marine fishery bureau.
China's largest salt logistics center was established in Qingdao on July 8, 2009. The planned area of this center is 200mu, with an investment of 400 million yuan.
The Qingdao Ocean Spring Resort, under construction with an investment of 4.6 billion yuan in Jimo, is scheduled to open in 2011.
A Qingdao center for gathering atmospheric data over oceans is set to open in June.
A desalination plant will be built in Kiaochow Bay, according to the Shandong Science Meeting.