Xinhua News Agency, Dalian, September 23 (Reporter Guo Xiang) At 6 o'clock on the 23rd, the sound of a motor broke the tranquility of the sea. Fishing boats loaded with oysters returned from the ocean pastures in the northern part of the Yellow Sea. At the shore port, fisherman Zhu Jimin’s mobile phone text message reminded him that he had received a payment of 181,200 yuan from the merchant the day before.

"This boat just picked fresh oysters from the ocean ranch I run, about 10,000 catties per boat." 59-year-old Zhu Jimin is an "old fisherman" from Guanglu Island, Changhai County, Dalian. The ocean ranch he manages includes 400 acres of sea surface and 2900 acres of seabed.

Golden Autumn September, when the land grain fields begin to harvest in autumn, the fishermen on this small island deep in the Yellow Sea also ushered in a bumper harvest. "Starting to harvest raw oysters on September 20, the daily credit is about 200,000 yuan, and the estimated total income is about 3 million yuan." He said with a smile, the merchants were waiting for fresh oysters to be loaded ashore at the port. ".

From traditional marine fishing to marine aquaculture, to farming in marine pastures, Zhu Jimin, who has been dealing with the ocean for decades, has witnessed the changes in production methods and concepts of island fishermen. "In the past, we only asked for it from the ocean. Today, everyone understands that to use the sea, it is more necessary to "nourish the sea" for sustainable development."

"In addition to cultivating large oysters on the upper water surface, I will also breed some small oysters. The small oysters are not sold but put on the bottom of the sea as a fish reef to improve the seabed environment of the marine pasture." Zhu Jimin said that he invested hundreds of thousands of yuan every year. By improving the bottom of the sea, he has completely become a "new fisherman" who runs marine ranches.

Plowing the sea, pasturing and fishing like cattle and sheep on a pasture "What I see now is the harvest of oysters cultivated in the upper sea. In fact, I still have a'submarine bank'." Zhu Jimin said that sea cucumbers and sea urchins stocked on the seafloor will also have a bumper harvest in a few days. "The income will be more than that of oysters. High, it is expected to reach around 5 million."

In Zhu Jimin’s view, the construction of marine ranches to improve the ecological environment of the sea has brought tangible economic benefits, "This is the green mountains and the golden mountains and silver mountains."

In recent years, Dalian has continued to increase the construction of marine ranches. At present, it has built a total of about 360,000 hectares of marine ranches, invested about 2.245 billion yuan in reef construction funds, and invested about 15.78 million square meters of various types of fish reefs. Up to 14 locations.

"After five or six years of continuous investment in the construction of marine ranches, the quality of sea cucumbers and sea urchins is getting better and better, the income is stable, and there are more and more fish." Zhu Jimin said, marine ranches are becoming a "blue granary for fishermen" ".

Source: Xinhuanet