Sanya builds marine ranches, deploys fish reefs and carries out stock enhancement and release

Original title: Sanya: artificial fish reefs, stock enhancement and release

Deploying artificial fish reefs.

"I have lived at sea for nearly 20 years, and I especially understand the principle of 'as long as the green mountains are there, one need not worry about firewood.' Although my boat is small, it uses mesh no smaller than 6 cm, so the fish caught are at least 1 jin or more. This way I make money without harming fishery resources," said Wu Chuanwen of the Yazhou Central Fishing Port in Sanya, Hainan. To protect the ecological environment and fishery resources of the South China Sea, China has implemented a summer fishing moratorium in the South China Sea since 1999 - from 12:00 on May 16 to 12:00 on August 1 each year, all fishing operations are prohibited except single-layer gillnets and angling. In recent years, the city of Sanya has also vigorously carried out marine ranch construction and has conducted stock enhancement and release activities for many consecutive years. (Photo by reporters Ding Ting and Wang Aimin) (People's Vision)

Artificial fish reefs deployed in previous years have become habitats and breeding grounds for fish.