The development prospects and current situation of aquaculture

The development prospects and current situation of aquaculture are as follows:

1. Analysis of the current situation of the aquaculture industry

The aquaculture industry occupies an important position in the structure of my country's fishery industry. It plays an important role in promoting the development of my country's fishery economy. To accelerate the development of aquaculture, the state and relevant departments have successively introduced relevant policies to provide a good development environment for the aquaculture industry.

The "State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022" report states that driven by the growth of the global, especially Asian, aquaculture industry, total fishery and aquaculture production rose to a record high in 2020, reaching 214 million tons. , of which 178 million tons are aquatic animals and 36 million tons are algae.

my country's fishery industry is developing well. The output of aquatic products is growing steadily. The supply and demand of the aquatic product consumer market are booming. Prices have fallen sharply. The import and export trade volume of aquatic products has increased. The income of fishermen has shown rapid growth.

In terms of aquaculture area, in 2021, the national aquaculture area was 7,009.38 thousand hectares, a year-on-year decrease of 0.38%. Among them, the marine aquaculture area was 2,025.51 thousand hectares, a year-on-year increase of 1.50%; the freshwater aquaculture area was 4,983.87 thousand hectares, a year-on-year decrease of 1.12%; the area ratio of marine aquaculture to freshwater aquaculture was 28.9:71.1.

With the continuous improvement of my country's environmental awareness in recent years, many places across the country have launched actions to protect the ecological environment and rectify breeding pollution. A large number of breeding cages in inland areas have been dismantled, and shrimp ponds and fish ponds have been backfilled. Wells were closed and breeding was prohibited, many tidal flats in coastal areas were also designated as prohibited areas, and many oyster rows and oyster piles were demolished, causing the aquaculture area in my country to continue to decline.

2. Analysis of the development prospects of the aquaculture industry

At present, the aquatic product consumption in the domestic market is mainly based on fresh aquatic products. However, with the acceleration of the pace of social life and the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic, Repeated influences include changes in residents’ consumption habits and their demand for time-saving, healthy and cost-effective diets.

The high demand of chain catering companies for standardized production, cost reduction and efficiency improvement has made convenient and fast prepared foods, including frozen and fresh prepared aquatic products, popular among enterprises in the catering industry and individual consumers. The demand Keep improving.

With the development of science and technology, intelligent breeding provides a development direction for aquaculture. In future development, remote sensing images, artificial intelligence technology, geographical information systems and other technologies will be used to further determine the biological characteristics of aquaculture. Detailed growth conditions, so as to carry out regulatory decisions based on actual production, and gradually solve objective problems caused by different breeding environments.

In 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs formulated and issued the "14th Five-Year Plan for National Fisheries Development Plan", which put forward specific requirements and plans for the future aquaculture industry. By 2025, the quality, efficiency and competitiveness of fisheries will be significantly enhanced. , the supply capacity of aquatic products has been steadily improved, the industrial structure has become more reasonable, and the green development of the aquaculture industry has achieved positive results.

The importance of developing aquaculture

1. It can provide high-quality animal protein food to humans economically. In animal feeding, fish are aquatic cold-blooded animals that consume less energy than terrestrial livestock and poultry that are constant-temperature, have high feed conversion efficiency, and have high animal protein content in their products.

2. It can provide raw materials for industry and is an important source of raw materials for the pharmaceutical industry, chemical industry, feed industry, etc.

3. It plays a significant role in making up for the shortage of marine fishing. With the rapid growth of the world's population and economic development, humankind's demand for animal protein is increasing day by day, but the amount of fish caught is limited by the renewal of natural fishery resources. Fisheries forecasts indicate that the trend of increasing annual catches has reached its peak and that in the future, fishing for natural fishery resources alone will not be able to meet demand.

4. Conducive to maintaining ecological balance. In offshore areas, the increase in aquaculture production can reduce fishing intensity and prevent overfishing from causing ecological imbalance; in inland waters, the combination of aquaculture and other agricultural production is conducive to the formation of a virtuous ecological cycle.