島國台灣四面環海，近年經政府相關單位著手推動海洋發展政策，並結合產官學界多元領域，期望達到互利效果。海洋運動在海洋休閒觀光的推廣上舉足輕重，但也需要更廣泛的跨領域之理論與實務。而大專生已屆心智成熟之齡，因此利用高等教育機構執行技術養成與人才培育，在發展上是最適合不過的。對有志投入海洋水域相關產業的國人來說，不論相關政策、觀光、競技與休閒運動、生態維護等基礎理論與實務發展，大專院校的特色科系是最能提供完整且系統性教授知識的單位。本文探討大專院校海洋水域運動科系的資源，在配合我國相關海洋政策的沿革與內容下，所能推展海洋運動的最大效益。
Taiwan is an island surrounded by ocean. In recent years, through the promotion of marine development by government agencies, a combination of industry, academia and government agencies is working together to achieve mutually beneficial results. An important part of marine leisure and tourism is marine sports, for which the development requires a broad range of theory and practice. In terms of development, utilizing higher education institutions to train the technological and personnel skills of college students is most suitable. For aspiring citizens in any marine-related industries, whether it be policies, tourism, sports, recreation, or ecological welfare, specialized departments in colleges are able to deliver the most complete and systematic teaching in basic theory and application. This paper aggregates the content and evolution of relevant marine policies in Taiwan such that together with resources from marine sports departments, helps to maximize the benefits that colleges have on the development of marine sports.
