National Observation and Research Station for the Taiwan Strait Marine Ecosystem (T-SMART) was approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China in October 2021. T-SMART consists of two substations, "Zhangjiang Estuary Mangrove Wetland Ecosystem Station” (M-ECORS) and "Dongshan Swire Marine Station" (D-SMART), which cover four observation areas including Zhangjiang Estuary, Dongshan Bay, Xiamen Bay and Taiwan Strait. It is mainly committed to the long-term monitoring and experimental research of marine ecosystem structure and function, which provides science and technology support for the ecological environment health of marine ecosystem and the sustainable development of economy.

M-ECORS (117°23′E , 23°55′N), located at the Zhangjiang Estuary Mangrove National Natural Reserve, Yunxiao County, Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province, China, was established in August 2008 and officially approved as the Observation and Research Station of Fujian Province in December 2018. The Station is committed to building a continuous field observation for the wetland-estuary-bay ecosystems, an open and shared scientific research platform for academic research, a high-quality talent training and public education base, and a distinctive international cooperation station.

Dongshan Swire Marine Station

Zhangjiang Estuary Mangrove Wetland Ecosystem Station