Headquartered in Kenya, the capital city of Nairobi to the United Nations Environment Programme 21 released a report, called on the West India Ocean countries improve the level of development of marine resources.

This entitled "" marine biodiversity assessment report said, west of India ocean resources is the one and only in the development of people's living standards, the creation of employment related to the coastal state. Data show that, tourism is the largest revenue development west of India ocean resources, an average of more than $6000000000. Secondly, west of India ocean fishery, fishing fishing accounted for the amount of 4.8%, an average of 4500000 tons.

But the report points out, the level and use of marine resources development in West India Ocean countries still need to be improved. At present, more and more human activities are to the ecological system of West India ocean caused irreversible damage, greatly reduced the economic role of related resources.

Statistics show that the discharge of nitrogen and phosphorus, organic waste, solid waste and the coastal city has to a large increase in the west of India ocean along the marine fish area causing serious pollution, and tuna fishing industry rapid development and spread of illegal fishing by the West India ocean species diversity decreased significantly. At present, the West India ocean has 5 species of sea turtles have been included in the world's endangered species list.

UNEP pointed out, the development and protection of the balance and synchronization, which is the key to sustainable coastal residents benefit of marine resources so that the West India ocean. Research data shows, marine resources protection area of more than 70 has been established at the west of India ocean, the marine protected areas in Kenya sea area coverage ratio of 8.7%, this data is respectively 4% and 7.9% in Mozambique and the Tanzania sea, the sea has formed a considerable size of the ocean "protective belt".

For West India ocean to the charming scenery of the coastline and rich marine resources. But in the recent twenty or thirty years, located in many countries in the region are facing the degradation of the marine environment and natural resources, biodiversity destruction and other issues.