“…As the main receiving waters containing pollutants from the surrounding area, the total loads of NH 3 -N, TP, and COD discharged into Quanzhou Bay are estimated to be approximately 888.3, 130.6, and 14527.4 t/a, respectively, in 2008 and 1518.6, 558.8, and 19986.7 t/a in 2012 [ 38 ]. Owing to the limited bay self-purification ability, excessive land-based pollutants entering the bay cause ecological damage, such as the water quality deterioration, fishery resources recession, coastal habitat destruction and loss, and frequent red tide occurrence [ 15 , 45 , 46 ].…”