Cultivating the sea, animal husbandry and fishery for development Diversified business forms have gradually taken shape

The coastline is long and narrow, the sea is the same as the sky, the fishing port is full of boats and boats, and the tourists are endless
.
This is Chuandao Town
, Taishan City, Guangdong Province.

Relying on the unique marine resources, Mr.
Luo, a fisherman with rich experience, chose to lay deep-water cages and movable fishing rafts in the waters near Shadi Fishing Village on Shangchuan Island to take root in marine aquaculture
.

Based on the booming tourism industry, "fishing second generation" Leung Ka Fai chose to open a restaurant near Shadi Fishing Port, relying on the dried fish and fresh fish resources of the nearby floating market to bring "sea, nature and health" to tourists
.

The industrial development of "rich fish" is inseparable from the good planning of the overall development of Chuandao Town and the full development of
local advantageous resources.
In recent years, looking forward to the blue development space, Chuandao Town has made every effort to develop the marine economy, vigorously promote the integration and high-quality development of pillar industry fishery and leading industry tourism, focus on stimulating the vitality of the development of ecological fishery, recreational fishery and distant-water fishery, and strive to lay a solid industrial foundation
for Taishan City to create a national marine ranching demonstration zone in the Sichuan Island area.

Rising to the sea, the fishery industry in Chuandao Town has shown a good trend
of high-quality development.
At present, the whole town of Sichuan Island has more than 300,000 mu of shallow sea and tidal flats suitable for marine aquaculture, and has developed more than 30,000 mu, with more than 10,000 shallow sea aquaculture fishing cages and more than 300 mu of high-level pond shrimp ponds, forming a production mode combining marine aquaculture, beach aquaculture and marine fishing, with an annual catch of more than 4,000 tons
.

The combination of culture and fishing and resource conservation contributes to the sustainable development of fisheries

"At present, Kawashima Town will implement fuel subsidies for fishing vessels and subsidies for the off-season fishing period in accordance with the standards stipulated by the state, stabilize the income of fishermen, and at the same time take some measures to broaden the employment channels of fishermen and promote the work
of reducing boats and switching to production.
" The relevant person in charge of the agricultural and rural office of Chuandao Town said that in recent years, Chuandao Town has continued to promote the optimization of fishery structure, promote fishery transformation, fishermen to change production, and provide assistance
for the sustainable development of marine fishery resources.

At present, there are 2,985 fishery practitioners in Kawashima Town, 751 fishing boats in the national treasury, which are registered by the fishery administration department, and 1,354 vessels for self-use, which are registered and managed
by each village.

"For the number of self-used vessels, the next step will be to maintain 'only reduce but not increase', eliminate one to reduce the stock target of one fishing vessel, and focus on guiding fishermen to change jobs and re-employment
.
" The relevant person in charge of the Agricultural and Rural Office of Chuandao Town pointed out that combined with the characteristics of local industry development, Chuandao Town guided fishermen to engage in marine aquaculture according to local conditions and gave certain technical and financial support
.

"The cultivation of high-quality marine fish species is difficult, and when I was engaged in marine aquaculture, the village specially invited experts and professors from the university to provide professional breeding guidance
.
" Mr.
Luo, a fisherman, said that with the help of the village, he has now accumulated rich farming experience, and more than ten years of experience in fishery farming has trained him to be highly sensitive to the market price of fish, from the selection and breeding of marine fish fry to the transportation and sale of products.

"My products are mainly sold to Hong Kong, Macau and other places, and the epidemic has brought about the impact in recent years, but before that, the income growth of the marine aquaculture industry was very
gratifying.
" Mr.
Luo has always had confidence in marine aquaculture and looks forward to the recovery and growth
of the industry with the stabilization of epidemic prevention and control.

On the other hand, Kawashima Town is also actively organizing fishermen to conduct "fishing to port" training to help fishermen obtain more advanced seafarer certificates, thereby increasing the professional income
of practitioners.
It is worth noting that taking advantage of the thriving development of local tourism, many fishermen have more diversified choices
such as entering scenic spots to work and opening B&Bs.

With the continuous advancement of the work of reducing boats and changing fishermen, under the current longest fishing moratorium and the strictest ambush system, with the opportunity of creating a national-level marine ranching demonstration area, the conservation of local fishery resources in Chuandao Town will reach a new level
.

Take multiple measures at the same time to promote the modernization of the fishery governance system

To achieve high-quality development of the fishery industry, promoting the modernization of fishery governance system and governance capacity is an important cornerstone
.
In this regard, Kawashima Town has always regarded the improvement of grassroots services as an important starting point
for promoting the modernization of the fishery governance system.

The relevant person in charge of the fishery administration department of Chuandao Town introduced that by integrating various existing resources, the town has focused on establishing a comprehensive management mechanism for fishing vessels and fishing platoons in the port, and implemented zonal management of fishing vessels and fishing platoons in Sanzhou Port and Shadi Fishing Port to ensure the safety
of route operation.

In terms of maritime safety management, Chuandao Town has carried out many innovative practices: taking Mozhou Village as a pilot, piloting the "listing" management system for fishermen going to sea, grasping the situation of fishermen returning to sea in real time, and striving to protect the safety of fishermen's lives and property; In view of the blind spots of radar scanning, scientifically select the site and install a new radar to achieve full coverage of technical defense in the sea area; Creatively build the "conservation" triangle of Shantsui, Sanzhou and Duwan, actively promote the comprehensive management of the ocean, and severely crack down on all behaviors that damage the marine ecological environment.
.
.

"Kawashima Town has deeply integrated the grid system into the daily standardized management of fishing vessels and fishing ports, and each grid member is currently responsible for managing and docking 20 treasury vessels, which is also conducive to promoting the implementation of fishery policy publicity and science
.
" The person in charge of the agricultural and rural office of Chuandao Town said that fishermen who encounter problems in daily production and life can give feedback through grid members, and quickly obtain guidance and help
through the grid "smart governance" mechanism.

Among the many grassroots governance practices in the town, the establishment
of the Shadi Fishermen's Party and Group Service Center is at the forefront.
As a comprehensive port integrating fishing, aquaculture, tourism and trade, Shadi Fishing Port often faces various challenges in its development, and the establishment of the Fishermen's Party and Mass Service Center provides a one-stop service platform
for fishermen.
Relying on the center, the center can carry out popular science education activities, improve the awareness of fishery employees to operate according to law, enhance fishermen's awareness of full production, and help the safety and stability
of the fishing port.

In addition, the epidemic has also posed a challenge
to the implementation of epidemic prevention and control of fishing boats in the town.
In this regard, Chuandao Town set up a convenient service point for the Shadi fishing port, arranged personnel to be on duty around the clock, and set up a special class for epidemic prevention and control in the Shadi fishing port to carry out joint epidemic prevention and control of Hong Kong and Macao mobile fishing vessels and Nansha fishing vessels, and carry out due diligence inspections for fishermen ashore, and carry out regular patrols along the coastline to strictly prevent the importation of epidemics in the form of smuggling and smuggling, and build a solid barrier for epidemic prevention and control at
sea.

Fishery and tourism integration continues to enrich the development of fisheries

Jump out of the fishery to see the fishery, and the integration of fishing and tourism is flourishing
.
In recent years, Chuandao Town has made great efforts in "fishing tourism" and gradually formed an industrial pattern of "combining fishing and tourism, promoting tourism with fishing, and promoting fishing with tourism", which also provides sufficient space
for the development of local diversified business formats.

Sitting on the national 4A-level tourist attractions, Guangdong Province coastal tourism demonstration scenic spots, Guangdong Province tourism style town and other golden signboards, in recent years, the reception of tourists in Chuandao Town has continued to pick up, and the prosperous development of tourism radiation has driven the development of surrounding service industries, and released the potential of consumption demand such as accommodation and catering, which has brought gurgling water to the local development of leisure fishery, and also let many fishermen eat fragrant "tourist rice"
.

"At the beginning of the restaurant, the village will also provide
us with financial support.
It can be said that this restaurant is an important support for
my well-off life.
Liang Jiahui said that at present, thanks to the strong epidemic prevention and control measures, the operation of restaurants has not been greatly impacted
.

With the continuous development of Kawashima Town to the marine economy, the town's largest fishing port, Shadi Fishing Port, will also usher in renovation and upgrading, which will become a comprehensive port for the development of pure fishery and leisure fishery tourism, and further distinguish four functional areas
: the loading and unloading supply base port for fishing vessels in the open sea, the safe harbor for fishing vessels during typhoons, the fishing port base for distant-water fishing operations and recreational fishery.

"Chuandao Town will increase sea fishing experience activities in Shadi Fishing Port, create a fisherman's leisure experience area, and rely on the natural landscape and mountain valleys of the island to provide an ecological leisure tourism route
for tourists who like outdoor activities.
" The relevant person in charge of Chuandao Town said that relying on the development of aquatic products processing industry and recreational fishery, Chuandao Town will vigorously promote the integrated development of fishery primary, secondary, and tertiary industries, improve the degree of organization of the fishery industry and the level of socialized services, give full play to the role of the aquatic products processing industry and recreational fishery, extend the local fishery industry chain, and enhance the value chain
.

China Food News (October 18, 2022, Edition 06)

(Editor: Wang Jiayi)