Based on Xiamen sea areas, this paper investigates the information of ecological restoration under the framework of Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) in Xiamen (2(nd) round). It mainly focused on Xiamen how to carry out the rehabilitation of marine habitats and the preservation of species, while facing the serious ecological problems, including the decrease of the shallow sea areas and water quality. The main restoration measures include special integrated improvement projects of the remove of aquaculture, shore protection, wetlands reconstruction etc., opening of the causeway and the coastal sediment dredging project; the restoration of uninhabited islands; beach and sand source preservation; releasing and breeding engineering of marine species; mangroves and rare marine animals restoration. Xiamen ecological restoration practice shows a primary success and it is considered as a new coastal management mode combining local ICM with Ecosystem Based Management (EBM) concept
