Table 4.

Human activities disposal assessment methods in the MERLs.

Authorized time for human activities	Ecological effects	Activities types	Disposal
Activities authorized before the MERLs	Limited effects	Concentrated and large-scale open type aquaculture	Adjusted out of the MERLs
		Bathing beach use of the sea, tourism and recreation infrastructure use of the sea
		Salt use of the sea, industrial use of the sea, seawater comprehensive utilization of the sea
		Sea use for harbors, anchorages, and waterways requiring dredging
Activities authorized after the MERLs	Significant effects	Enclosed pond aquaculture	Exit from the MERLs
		Reclaimed land
		Mining of marine sand in ecologically important areas
Activities permitted in the MERLs		Open type aquaculture and less than 10% of the total area	Retained in the MERLs
		Point infrastructure such as power, water, communications, etc
		Ecotourism infrastructure that does not destroy ecological services
		Infrastructure for scientific investigation, monitoring, ecological restoration, etc
		Linear infrastructure such as cables, pipelines, cross-sea bridges, etc., which have already been rightsized