To improve China's development capacity of living marine resources and promote the construction of its maritime power, the Chinese Academy of Engineering launched a major consultation project in 2011, which is called "Strategic Study on the Development of China Living Marine Resources Engineering and Technology". By consultation and investigation in five key areas including mariculture, maritime resources conservation, deep sea fishery, seafood quality safety processing and logistics, marine medicine and bio-product, this study systematically analyzes the current state and strategic demands of these areas. It also advances three development strategies namely conservation, expansion and high-technology, for multi-dimensional developing and utilizing living marine resources. Three strategic objectives and tasks for advancing blue marine bio-industry were proposed, including sustainability, safety and modern engineering. The study recommended that the China should prioritize initiating two key researchand development programs: the Blue Marine Food Development Project and the Key Technology Development Project for Blue Marine Medicine and Bio-product.