海洋污染的定义有多种,目前在国际上得到广泛应用的有以下两种:(1)联合国海洋污染专家组(GESAMP)(1983)将海洋污染定义为:人类直接或间接把物质或能量引入海洋环境(包括河口湾)以至造成损害生物资源,危害人类健康,妨碍包括捕鱼、损坏海水使用质量和减损环境优美等有害影响。(2) There are many definitions of marine pollution and are widely used in the world in the following two ways: (1) GESAMP (1983) defines marine pollution as the direct or indirect introduction of matter or energy by humans Marine environment (including estuaries), causing damage to biological resources, endangering human health and hindering the harmful effects including fishing, damaging the quality of seawater use and detracting from the beautiful environment. (2)