Xiamen, Fujian Province Actively Adjusts The Fishery Industrial Structure To Promote Sustainable Development Of Fishery Economy

In 2015, the total output value of fishery economy in Xiamen was more than 7 billion yuan, covering primary, secondary and tertiary industries, and related to the survival needs of fishermen and the livelihood protection of Xiamen, which effectively promoted the employment of fishermen and realized the transformation and upgrading of fishery economy.

In recent years, the municipal ocean and fishing bureau on "ecological priority, the livelihood of the people for this, the sustainable and healthy" the goal of actively in xiamen city of fisheries industry structure adjustment, we will vigorously support the modern fishery industry, through strengthening science and technology support, the construction of safe system of fisheries, and stronger aquaculture seed industry, promote the development of the pelagic fishery, promote the processing and circulation of the upgrade, enhance the level of leisure fishery and expand cross-strait fishery cooperation and other measures to promote the fishing efficiency and income of fishermen, xiamen fisheries economy is gradually realize the goals of sustainable development.

1.Transform the growth model and make structural adjustments to promote the transformation and upgrading of the fishery industry

The traditional aquaculture and fishing industries not only have low production efficiency, but also have a great impact on the Marine ecological environment.Xiamen has made great efforts to promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional fishery to modern fishery in terms of aquaculture seedlings and recreational fishery.

Brand to drive the development of the industry.In recent years, xiamen, constantly bigger and stronger aquaculture seedlings industry, aquatic product innovation of scientific research fruits, especially in the aspect of cultivating young shrimp, seeding the collaboration between enterprises and scientific research institutions, develop a "happy" and "mansion with dragon", "mansion choose 1", "east optimal 1" high-quality brand aquatic fingerlings shall be examined, "xiamen postlarvae" famous, sales account for more than 50% of the national market.Recreational fishing is in the ascendant.The annual output value of Xiaodeng recreational fishing village, as the "benchmark book" for the development of leisure fishery industry in Xiamen City, has reached 12 million yuan, and its demonstration and driving role in the transformation of production and leisure fishery is becoming increasingly obvious.After nine years of development, xiamen international recreational fisheries exposition and aquatic fishing tackle exhibition on both sides of the strait has also become a "new name card" of xiamen city leisure fishery industry, there are more than 300 from this year's expo countries along the sides of the Taiwan straits as well as the "area" of recreational fishery enterprises exhibitors, effectively promote the national related cities, Taiwan and countries along the "area" in the leisure fishery industry exchange and docking.

2. We will implement policies that benefit the people to encourage fishermen to switch industries and find jobs

In order to ensure the security of life and property of the fishermen, in recent years, the department of xiamen sea gradually increase the intensity of the fishery mutual insurance policy support, from 2013 to 2016, a total of 215 ships fishing insurance, 10.56 million yuan, for the 12833 council for insurance, 6.34 million yuan, fiscal subsidy 6.76 million yuan over the 100% coverage, risk guarantee amount accumulative total of 5 billion yuan, effectively guarantee the fishermen mass property safety.

Since the implementation of the domestic fuel subsidy policy for motor fishing boats in 2006, Xiamen has issued 135 million yuan of subsidies, benefiting thousands of fishermen in the city.

The key to the smooth transformation of fishing industry and increase of income is to broaden employment opportunities.In recent years, Xiamen has held more than 30 training sessions on the production technology of various kinds of seedlings, trained more than 1,500 people, and issued more than 700 vocational skills certification certificates, in an effort to improve fishermen's farming skills and guide them to transition from the sea to the land.At the same time, based on the development of Xiaxinglong, Xinrongteng and other aquaculture seedling enterprises, more jobs will be created. Data show that the number of employees in Xiamen aquaculture seedling industry increased from about 2,000 in 2002 to more than 10,000 in 2016.

Since 2012, Xiamen City has supported 22 fishery projects through financial subsidies, and the new projects have created nearly 3,400 jobs.

3. Development of ocean-going fishery to fill the market gap

High intensity traditional fishing is bound to damage the coastal ecological environment and biological resources.

To better protect the offshore fishery resources, and at the same time effective fill the market gap, in 2013, xiamen restart suspended 10 years of pelagic fishery, over the years, in addition to investment subsidies fishery enterprises build ocean-going fishing boat, the government also constantly sends out the policy "red envelopes", published eight measures to speed up the development of pelagic fishery, support from the enterprise, fishermen employment, support the development of pelagic fishery fast specification management etc.

As of October this year, Xiamen has registered and established 7 pelagic fishing enterprises and built a total of 86 pelagic fishing boats in the North Pacific Ocean and Guinea, Myanmar, Indonesia and other countries, and built a total of 6 overseas pelagic fishing bases in Indonesia's Selan Island, Batam Island, Afuna, Tur, Natuna and Myanmar.

Last year, the city's total output of ocean fishing reached 22,000 tons, with an output value of 210 million yuan, and 16,000 tons of fish were shipped back.