Samenvatting

Kust en Zee (Dutch part of EUCC (Coastal and Marine Union in Europe)) wants to introduce pingers to Chinese fishermen to reduce cetacean bycatch in Chinese fishery. But it is not the best time to introduce pingers to Chinese fishermen at this moment, due to that there is lack of a similar background in China unlike the Netherlands to support this idea - marine conservation awareness, including which towards cetacean bycatch, of the public and NGOs in China is different from the Netherlands, which the idea is based on. Therefore, it is necessary for organisations in the Netherlands or Europe to be aware of the differences in the current situation of marine conservation between the Netherlands and China before planning any project on marine conservation in China. This research shows the differences in the current situation of marine species and habitat protection, bycatch and marine conservation awareness - four main aspects in marine conservation, to reflect the differences in the current situation of marine conservation between the Netherlands and China. All the differences are concluded through 4 comparison tables, where all corresponding facts of four aspects in marine conservation between the Netherlands and China are listed and compared with each other.