Fishermen like to put cats on boats. What's the point?

Zhejiang fishermen have been circulating such a proverb: if you don't eat your children's fish today, your children will have fish tomorrow.

Fang Shenghua from Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province said: "Our descendants will soon be unable to eat their own fish." Engaged in aquatic products processing for nearly 10 years, I really feel that fishery resources in the East China Sea are increasingly scarce.

The cat is put on the boat so that it can have a good harvest when fishing at sea.

In the initial stage of the aquatic product processing plant, Fang Shenghua was basically not worried about the supply of goods. After several years, he obviously found that the quality and weight of the fish collected were not as good as before. In order to supplement the supply of goods, Fang Shenghua bought fishing boats to enter the fishing industry. In the first year, the income was not bad. The output value of each fishing boat reaches 7 million yuan. In the second year, it suddenly dropped to 4 million to 5 million yuan. In the third year, it dropped sharply to 2-3 million yuan, and the income dropped sharply. According to Fang Shenghua, "going out to sea is losing money."

"It is not because there are no fish to catch in the East China Sea, three fishing boats are flooding, and illegal fishing gear is unrestrained, killing all the fish in the East China Sea." Fang Shenghua calculated an account, taking herring as an example. In April and May, there are about 30 pieces per catty, and it can grow to 3 pieces per catty in August. In April and May, some fishing boats caught 100 tons of small fish and made it into fish meal feed for sale, making a profit of more than RMB100000. But as long as we wait patiently for three months, 1000 tons will increase to1000 tons, and the income will reach more than1000 million yuan. Illegal fishing boats set sail at the prime time of herring growth. Fang Shenghua can no longer bear this loss. With the support of the local government, he transformed his fishing boat into an ocean-going fishing boat and went fishing in Angola.

Li Zhongde, a fisherman who has been fishing for more than 30 years, also felt this change. "In the 1980s, I worked in a fishing company, and I was able to catch 1.6 million Jin of large yellow croaker. Now, the large yellow croaker is as precious as an antique! " Yan Yinyang, deputy inspector of Zhejiang Ocean and Fisheries Bureau, was saddened by this: "Among the main fish production in the East China Sea, large yellow croaker can be seen occasionally, squid is rare, and the quality of hairtail is getting worse and worse." From local fishermen, to aquatic business owners, and then to government officials, a * * * knowledge has been formed. To change this situation, we must severely crack down on the destruction of marine fishery resources by "three fishing boats". Yan Yinyang said that the three fishing boats mainly refer to ships with no name, no fishing boat certificate and no port of registry. At present, there are1.2000 three fishing boats in Zhejiang province. These three-no fishing boats are extremely destructive to fishery resources. Most fishing boats go fishing in the dormant period, which is the key period for fish growth. At the end of the dormancy period, regular fishing boats will have fishing difficulties and even return to Hong Kong in advance. Moreover, the fishing gear used by the three fishing boats is basically illegal fishing gear explicitly prohibited by the Ministry of Agriculture, the so-called "homeless net".

For example, Yan Yinyang told reporters: "For example, the' cage net' is made into a tortuous' maze', ranging from a few meters to several hundred meters, and fish can't get out as long as they swim in. For example, fishing boats are equipped with high-power light bulbs, and the light can penetrate dozens of meters of seawater. At night, dozens of fishing boats work at the same time, and the sea is like day. Because fish have phototaxis, large and small schools of fish are attracted and trapped. Another example is the electric trawl, which electrifies the fishing net and sweeps it away, leaving the seabed in a mess. "

"This all-encompassing fishing method must be banned." Tong, deputy director of Zhejiang Ocean and Fisheries Bureau, said that in 20 14, Zhejiang Province launched various illegal actions such as cracking down on illegal fishing boats, and carried out three rectifications: "fishing boats with unqualified licenses", banning fishing gear and marine environmental pollution. By March 20th, 20 15, Zhejiang * * * had investigated and dealt with three types of ships 1 1034, accounting for 85.4% of all the fishing boats inspected.