日本在 1 973年石油危机以后开始了利用深层海水技术的研究 ,已建成一些深层海水利用设施 ,利用深层海水制造出了酒类、饮料、酱油、发酵食品及化妆品等产品 ,市场规模达 40亿日元。深层海水的商业利用价值已引起企业的重视。日本通产省资源能源厅制定一项计划 ,从1 999年度起 Japan started research on the use of deep seawater technology after the oil crisis in 1973. Some deep-sea water utilization facilities have been built and deep-sea water has been used to produce products such as liquor, beverages, soy sauce, fermented foods and cosmetics, reaching a market size of 4 billion JPY. The commercial value of deep seawater has drawn the attention of enterprises. Japan’s MITI Resources and Energy Agency to develop a plan, starting from 1999 onwards