Abstract: A great deal of Work on the coastal ecosystems reservation and management has been carried out in Jiangsu Province.For example, in 1980, the Jiangsu Province Science and Technlogy Commission organized 1500 Scientists and technicians from more than 70 units to take part in the comprehensive investigation and research work in the coastal areas of Jiangsu Proviuce for four years. More than 20 experimental sites for exploitation and utilization of the nature resources of that region have been set up according to the principle of integreting investigation, planning and experimentation. A nature reservation area for rare birds Was established in the beach region of Yanchen city in 1983, the object was red-crowned cranes, which Were listed in the ( Red Book ) compiled for recording rare speeies by the UN Foundation of wild animals protection. A reservation area for Dauid’s deer, which was one of the rarest wild animals in the world, was set up in Dafeng county in 1985. By the end of the same year, the "Jiangsu Provincial Regulations on Coastal Zone Management "was promulgated, and a government organization for comprehensive management of the coastal zone was also founded. It should be mentioned that the "Regulation" was the first one in China. Recently, a research project on rational eco-econmic model for exploiting the coastal zone was being carried out in order to provide optimum policy-making schemes and implementing methods for the comprehensive management organizations.