China and Russia continue to strengthen fishery cooperation

[ China Agricultural Machinery Industry News ] In order to implement the "Protocol on the Protection, Adjustment and Multiplication of Fishery Resources in the Border Waters of Heilongjiang and Wusuli Rivers", the "One Belt, One Road" project will be further promoted. On July 29, the Sino-Russian border waters joint The fishery law enforcement and the squid proliferation and release activities were held in Fuyuan City, Heilongjiang Province. The responsible persons of the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture, Yu Kangzhen, Heilongjiang Province and the Russian Amur State attended the event.

Yu Kangzhen emphasized that aquatic living resources are an important material basis for the sustainable development of fisheries and ecological security of waters. The proliferation and release is an effective measure to conserve aquatic living resources and strengthen the construction of ecological civilization. The Chinese government attaches great importance to the conservation of aquatic living resources and the sustainable development of fisheries. In recent years, the country has released more than 30 billion aquatic species (only, grain) per year, and has invested more than 300,000 law enforcement forces, fully demonstrating the Chinese government. Maintaining resources, protecting the environment, and achieving a green development attitude and determination.

Yu Kangzhen said that Heilongjiang and Wusuli River are spawning grounds, feeding grounds and important migration routes for fish such as carp. "Two Rivers" is not only a joint fishing ground for the two countries' border rivers and fishermen of the two countries, but also a link for maintaining and nourishing the friendship between the two peoples. Actively implement the "Protocol on the Protection, Adjustment and Multiplication of Fishery Resources in the Border Waters of Heilongjiang and Wusuli Rivers", jointly carry out fishery administration in border waters, and jointly protect the resources of the "Two Rivers" endemic species such as squid. It is in the common interest of China and Russia to live in peace and contentment. For more than 20 years, China and Russia have mutually forgiven and mutually beneficial, and have carried out sustained and in-depth cooperation in fishery production, resource conservation and combating illegal fishing in border waters, and have achieved fruitful results in the conservation of fishery resources in border waters. It has played an active role in promoting fishery efficiency gains and increasing fishermen's income in both China and Russia.

Yu Kangzhen pointed out that in recent years, Sino-Russian relations have been deepening and developing. Continue to strengthen Sino-Russian fishery cooperation is an important measure to deepen China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation, and it is also an important manifestation of deepening the construction of the "Belt and Road" and collusive green development. In the future, China is willing to work with Russia to continue to strengthen fisheries and fisheries cooperation in border waters and work together to build a beautiful homeland for the green development of China-Russia border waters.

In this joint proliferation and release activity, more than 200,000 carp species were released into the Heilongjiang waters, and the number of aquatic species in the Sino-Russian border waters will exceed 1 million.