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"Guangdong–Hong Kong-Macao Marine Life Drawing Competition 2022” aims at encouraging students, youngsters and members of the public to express their impressions of marine life through art, with a view to promoting public awareness on conservation of marine resources.

In collaboration with the Reef Check Foundation, AFCD has coordinated annual survey of corals in Hong Kong since 2000. Hong Kong Reef Check is part of the global programme to promote sustainable management of coral reefs.

The first marine park’s visitor centre, Hoi Ha Visitor Centre, has commenced service since May 2021. It is located within a beautiful woodland in Sai Kung West Country Park, just adjacent to Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park. The exhibition hall in the Centre displays information about marine park management, conservation measures, marine ecology, the history of Hoi Ha, and marine threats for educational purposes, with the aim of raising public understanding of the functions and management of marine parks and public awareness on marine conservation.

The marine environment of Hong Kong comprises of a vast diversity of marine life. In order to enrich public’s understanding on the rich marine biodiversity in Hong Kong as well as to promote the message of marine conservation in the society, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) prepares the Hong Kong Marine Biodiversity Virtual Exhibition. Through interactive panels, marine life photos and video galleries etc, this virtual exhibition aims to introduce to the public the unique marine environment of Hong Kong, the rich biodiversity of Hong Kong’s coastal communities as well as various marine conservation measures implemented by AFCD.

To allow a better understanding of the occurrence and severity of coral bleaching events in Hong Kong, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department has launched a reporting system for coral bleaching sightings in Hong Kong waters.

To allow a better understanding on the distribution, diversity and abundance of seahorses and adult horseshoe crabs in Hong Kong waters, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) is collecting information on the sightings of seahorses and adult horseshoe crabs in Hong Kong waters through an online form.