OnthebasisofaninvestigationonthemangrovesinFujianfromNovember1998toJanuary1999,thespeciescomposition,area,distribution,artificialafforestationofmangrovesandthefactorsrestrictingthedevelopmentofmangrovesinFujianarediscussedinthepaper.SomesuggestionsonhowtodevelopmangrovesinFujianhavebeenputforward.