Fish farms turn murky waters clear in Liaoning

Draining pond to get all fish is not the correct way for development

Chinese Premier Li Qiang presides over a study session held by the State Council on Dec 16, 2024. In the latest example of this, Premier Li Qiang presided over a special study session of the State Council, China's Cabinet, on Monday, focused on how to further improve the standards and norms of administrative law enforcement, and tighten its procedures while …

Law Local Enforcement Li

Draining pond to get all fish is not the correct way for development

China Daily

The Chinese government knows full well that the rule of law is the key to promoting good governance and the healthy functioning of the economy and society. That is why it has spared no effort to standardize administrative law enforcement across the board to create a better business environment. In the latest example of this, Premier Li Qiang presided over …

Law Local Enforcement Draining Pond

6 days, 18 hours ago

Courts tighten noose around illegal fishing

China Daily

File photo shows rangers capture illegal fishing tools by the Poyang Lake in East China's Jiangxi province. While calling for a sustained crackdown on illegal fishing, China's top court has also urged courts nationwide to prioritize environmental restoration, aiming to provide stronger legal protection for fishery resources. The Supreme People's Court issued four case studies on Monday to guide courts …

Environment China Court Fishing Illegal Aquatic Illegal Fishing

1 week, 3 days ago

Huge and rare Mekong catfish spotted in Cambodia, raising conservation hopes

Associated Press

HANOI, Vietnam — Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world — were caught and released recently in Cambodia, reviving hopes for the survival of the species. The captured fish were apparently migrating from their floodplain habitats near Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake northward along the Mekong River, likely to spawning …

Fish River Cambodia Catfish Mekong Giant

1 week, 4 days ago

Water diversion efforts hydrate parched north

China Daily

Volunteers take samples from the Danjiangkou Reservoir in Hubei province to assess water quality in August 2022. Li's responsibilities include patrolling the reservoir, collecting garbage from the water and along the shore, and promoting public awareness about water conservation. "We remove underwater fishing cages because fishing pollutes the water and harms the environment," she explained, standing on the boat where …

Volunteer Water Volunteers Jin Reservoir

Diver pieces back together smashed marine ecosystem

China Daily

A coral nursery in the ocean ranch near Wuzhizhou Island, Hainan province, in March 2016. XINHUA A coral restoration program launched on the island in 2016 has transformed Wuzhizhou, a popular diving destination, into a model of sustainable marine tourism, where ecological improvement and tourism coexist harmoniously. In 2009, in a move to protect the marine environment around the almost …

Fish Marine Wang Island Wuzhizhou

1 month ago

Lishui's water ecological environment favored by freshwater jellyfish

China Daily

Freshwater jellyfish in the reservoir of the Suichang Gold Mine National Mine Park in Suichang county, Lishui. At the Suichang Gold Mine National Mine Park in Suichang county, Lishui, staff members spotted freshwater jellyfish in the Yinkengshan reservoir, according to local media on Nov 21. "The continuous presence of freshwater jellyfish in the mining area is rare and serves as …

Water Jellyfish Lishui Suichang Freshwater Jellyfish

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nansha company leads tropical ornamental fish industry

China Daily

Updated: 2024-11-07 nansha.guangdong.chinadaily.com.cn The Guangzhou Green Nature Agricultural Development Company in Xinsha village, Dagang town, Nansha district, is the only Chinese mainland member enterprise of the Ornamental Fish International, the largest tropical ornamental fish breeding base in China, and the world's leading producer and seller of four major species including ornamental rice shrimp. The company has steadily grown since its …

China Company Ornamental Fish Xinsha Village Tropical Ornamental Fish

2 months ago

Ghost fish river monster thought to be extinct is spotted again

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The giant salmon carp, nicknamed ‘the ghost fish’, has been found in the Mekong River with three sightings in …

Fish Species River Mekong Cambodia Ghost Fish Salmon Carp

2 months, 1 week ago

Xinjiang's Saline-Alkaline Farm Booms, Expanding Aquaculture Potential

China Daily

Xinjiang's infrastructure development has boosted aquaculture growth, with over 500 mu of ponds entering the harvest season for Pacific white shrimp. The region's complex terrain has allowed for the expansion of land-based seafood farming, with the construction of new distribution transformers and power lines.

Environment Economy Infrastructure Agriculture Xinjiang

2 months, 1 week ago

Xinjiang's Saline-Alkaline Farm Booms, Expanding Aquaculture Potential

China Daily

Xinjiang's infrastructure development has boosted aquaculture growth, with over 500 mu of ponds entering the harvest season for Pacific white shrimp. The region's complex terrain has allowed for the expansion of land-based seafood farming, with the construction of new distribution transformers and power lines.

Environment Economy Infrastructure Agriculture Xinjiang

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hangzhou setting green transition example for country

China Daily

Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, is developing a new type of power system by incorporating such clean energy resources as hydropower, wind, solar and storage, so as to raise its proportion of clean energy. "Shuangxikou Hydropower Station consists of two 2-megawatt generating units, and its annual power generation is expected to exceed 10 million kilowatt-hours," said Meng Tianqi, who is in charge …

Water Power Hydropower State Station Meng Hangzhou

2 months, 3 weeks ago

International fishing competition kicks off in Sichuan

China Daily

Athletes compete in the 13th China Shengzhong Lake International Fishing Competition on Thursday at the Shengzhong Lake Scenic Area in Nanbu county, Sichuan province. The 13th China Shengzhong Lake International Fishing Competition kicked off on Wednesday at the Shengzhong Lake Scenic Area in Nanbu county, Nanchong, Sichuan province. The international boat fishing competition will be held on Friday and Saturday …

International China Competition Fishing Lake Sichuan Shengzhong Lake

2 months, 3 weeks ago

International fishing competition kicks off in Sichuan

China Daily

Athletes compete in the 13th China Shengzhong Lake International Fishing Competition on Thursday at the Shengzhong Lake Scenic Area in Nanbu county, Sichuan province. The 13th China Shengzhong Lake International Fishing Competition kicked off on Wednesday at the Shengzhong Lake Scenic Area in Nanbu county, Nanchong, Sichuan province. The international boat fishing competition will be held on Friday and Saturday …

International China Competition Fishing Lake Sichuan Shengzhong Lake

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hangzhou setting green transition example for country

China Daily

Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, is developing a new type of power system by incorporating such clean energy resources as hydropower, wind, solar and storage, so as to raise its proportion of clean energy. "Shuangxikou Hydropower Station consists of two 2-megawatt generating units, and its annual power generation is expected to exceed 10 million kilowatt-hours," said Meng Tianqi, who is in charge …

Water Power Hydropower State Station Meng Hangzhou

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Experience the Yangtze River Delta region on the G8388

China Daily

Fengjing ancient village in Jinshan district. Jinshanzui — The city's last fishing village The Jinshan North Station offers visitors a unique opportunity to experience nature and history in this coastal district. "The residents have been drawing on the sea for generations," explains Wu Xuehong, deputy general manager of Jinshanzui Fishing Village Investment Management. Over the past decade, a transformation has …

Fishing Yang Village Sea Delta Region Jinshanzui Jinshan

3 months ago

Dead fish found floating in Mula River raises alarm

Hindustan Times

A large number of dead fish were seen floating near Pimple Nilakh in the Mula River on Sunday. Incidents of fish dying due to contaminated water in Mula, Pavana and Indrayani rivers is a perennial problem in the Pimpri-Chinchwad area and activists have been demanding concrete measures to prevent river pollution rather than just focusing on beautification. Raviraj Kale, civic …

Environment Water Fish River Mula Mula River Indrayani

3 months ago

An ideal summer retreat

China Daily

Entertainers enthuse guests at a hotel on Guanglu Island of Changhai county in Dalian, Liaoning province, in July 2023. For Liu Fuyong, better known as Daliu, a mountaineer with 25 years of experience, this peaceful sanctuary lies in Changhai county of Dalian, Liaoning province. After summiting Yuzhu Peak on the eastern ridge of Kunlun Mountains, rising 6,178 meters above sea …

China Sea Dalian Changhai County Daliu Changhai

3 months ago

An ideal summer retreat

China Daily

Entertainers enthuse guests at a hotel on Guanglu Island of Changhai county in Dalian, Liaoning province, in July 2023. For Liu Fuyong, better known as Daliu, a mountaineer with 25 years of experience, this peaceful sanctuary lies in Changhai county of Dalian, Liaoning province. After summiting Yuzhu Peak on the eastern ridge of Kunlun Mountains, rising 6,178 meters above sea …

China Sea Dalian Changhai County Daliu Changhai

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Fishing season begins in Shandong

China Daily

The call of the sea can be heard once more. As the annual fishing moratorium lifts, Shandong's fishing fleet is setting sail for the bountiful waters of the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea. On Sept 1 in Rizhao, Shandong, numerous fishing boats, cut through the waves like arrows leaving a bowstring as they sail into the deep blue sea, kicking …

Fishing Shandong Sea

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Guangdong puts world's largest typhoon-resistant wind-fishery into operation

China Daily

The world's largest typhoon-resistant wind-fishery integrated platform was put into operation in Shanwei of Guangdong province on Wednesday, said its operator China General Nuclear Power Group. The project, designed to withstand super typhoons of up to Category 17, is expected to generate an annual output value of 54 million yuan upon full production, serving as an important demonstration for the …

Guangdong Puts

3 months, 2 weeks ago

End of fishing ban brings seafood back to Yantai

China Daily

Thousands of fishing vessels from Yantai set sail after the fishing ban is lifted. The four-month summer fishing ban in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea areas concluded at noon on Sept 1, when thousands of fishing vessels from Yantai headed out to sea in hopes of a bountiful catch. The fishermen brought live seafood such as fish, crabs, shrimp, …

Seafood Sea Yantai Fishing Ban Fishing Vessels

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Former fishermen in Hubei help protect important water source

China Daily

Wang Zhaobing helps clear the bank of the Hanjiang River. Living beside the Danjiangkou Reservoir, a vital water source in China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project, Wang's life revolved around the water. "At that time, the government introduced policies to clean up aquaculture cages to protect the aquatic ecosystem," Wang said. "Many fishermen became volunteers, joining local water conservation efforts and …

China Water Fishing Aquaculture Wang Villagers Protect

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ecological revival cited in Yangtze

China Daily

An egret catches wild fish in the Nanjing section of the Yangtze River, on April 9, 2024. Last year, 95.6 percent of monitoring sections for surface water in the Yangtze river basin reported fairly good quality, representing a 1.1-percentage-point increase from the previous year, he said. He also noted a remarkable increase in biodiversity in the basin, with 227 indigenous …

Quality Water River Yangtze Surface Water Revival Cited

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Black-faced spoonbills grace scenic reservoir in Dalian

China Daily

Photographers from around the country have recently been flocking to a reservoir in Dalian, Liaoning province, to capture the beauty of black-faced spoonbills. Earlier this year, Zhuanghe of Dalian established a black-faced spoonbill habitat protection site on a reservoir in the Zhangtun residential community of Changsheng sub-district, known as Guanjia Lake. In recent years, local authorities have made efforts to …

Dalian Zhangtun Grace Scenic

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Conservation efforts help revitalize Yangtze

China Daily

A fishing boat is hoisted out of the Ganjiang River to be scrapped and recycled in Taihe, Jiangxi province, in November. A recent assessment conducted by the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research shows that the aquatic biological integrity indexes in the Yangtze's mainstream, as well as Poyang and Dongting, the only two large lakes that remain naturally …

Fish Liu Conservation Efforts Yangtze Ochetobius

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Conservation efforts help revitalize Yangtze

China Daily

Editor's note: As protection of the planet's flora, fauna and resources becomes increasingly important, China Daily is publishing a series of stories to illustrate the country's commitment to safeguarding the natural world. LI LONG/FOR CHINA DAILY Born in De'an, a county near Poyang Lake along the Yangtze River in Jiangxi province, Wei Qiwei, chief scientist at the Chinese Academy of …

Fish Wei River Yangtze

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Researcher calls for release of more artificially bred species

China Daily

Yangtze sturgeon are released into the Yangtze River in Yibin, Sichuan province, in June last year. ZHUANG GEER/FOR CHINA DAILY A researcher has called for the scaling up of the release of artificially bred fish of some endangered species in the Yangtze River and better shoreline restoration to further improve the aquatic ecosystem in Asia's longest watercourse. He also said, …

China Fish Liu Release Species Yangtze

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Conservation efforts help revitalize Yangtze

China Daily

Editor's note: As protection of the planet's flora, fauna and resources becomes increasingly important, China Daily is publishing a series of stories to illustrate the country's commitment to safeguarding the natural world. LI LONG/FOR CHINA DAILY Born in De'an, a county near Poyang Lake along the Yangtze River in Jiangxi province, Wei Qiwei, chief scientist at the Chinese Academy of …

Fish Wei River Yangtze

4 months ago

Black-faced spoonbills grace scenic reservoir in Dalian

China Daily

Black-faced spoonbills forage at a reservoir in Zhuanghe of Dalian, Liaoning province. Photographers from around the country have recently been flocking to a reservoir in Dalian, Liaoning province, to capture the beauty of black-faced spoonbills. Earlier this year, Zhuanghe of Dalian established a black-faced spoonbill habitat protection site on a reservoir in the Zhangtun residential community of Changsheng sub-district, known …

Reservoir Dalian Zhangtun

4 months ago

Black-faced spoonbills grace scenic reservoir in Dalian

China Daily

Black-faced spoonbills forage at a reservoir in Zhuanghe of Dalian, Liaoning province. Photographers from around the country have recently been flocking to a reservoir in Dalian, Liaoning province, to capture the beauty of black-faced spoonbills. Earlier this year, Zhuanghe of Dalian established a black-faced spoonbill habitat protection site on a reservoir in the Zhangtun residential community of Changsheng sub-district, known …

Reservoir Dalian Zhangtun Grace Scenic

4 months, 1 week ago

每日一词|长江流域水生生物资源 aquatic biological resources in Yangtze River Basin

China Daily

农业农村部等四部门8月12日联合发布的公报指出，近年来长江水生生物资源总体呈现恢复向好态势，以十年禁渔为重点的长江大保护系列政策措施取得明显成效。 The aquatic biological resources in China's Yangtze River Basin have registered improved recovery momentum in recent years, a communique said on August 12. The communique, jointly released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and three relevant departments, said that the protection measures of the Yangtze River featuring the 10-year fishing ban have achieved solid progress. 长江江豚在湖北省宜昌市葛洲坝下游水域逐浪嬉戏（2024年5月21日摄）。近年来，当地实施系统性生态修复，长江江豚数量稳中有升。图片来源：新华社【知识点】 …

River

4 months, 4 weeks ago

Oriental storks find shelter in Shandong

China Daily

The Yellow River empties into the Bohai Sea in Dongying. "The area functions primarily as a nature reserve and then as a scenic site," said Hu, the tour guide, adding that the area has adhered to national regulations and confined tourist activities to the experimental zone with stringent controls on the number of visitors. "The city of Dongying obtained the …

Nature Regulation Shandong Reserve

5 months ago

Himachal braves troubled waters in bid to revive fish population

Hindustan Times

One year after flooding wreaked havoc along the banks of major rivers and its tributaries, Himachal’s fisheries department is making strenuous efforts to revive the exotic fish population in the different rivers. After the flooding impacted the fish population, the department has been making efforts to revive the fish production in the reservoirs, dams and rivers and introduced 16,000 fingerlings …

Fisheries State Department Himachal Trout Dhamwari Pabbar River

5 months ago

River receiving pristine protection

China Daily

Residents release fish into the Lijiang River in April as part of green measures. Rolled out with a total investment of 316 million yuan, the project includes 19 water quality monitoring stations in the area's main channels and tributaries to carry out real-time tracking of water quality and supervision of illegal sewage discharge and floating debris, with an early warning …

Water Tang River System Guilin Lijiang

5 months ago

Lijiang River in Guilin offers green development model

China Daily

The Lijiang River in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, was once polluted by stone quarries, sand mining operations and waste discharge, but cleanup efforts have made a big difference, creating an iconic destination with rich biodiversity in the river and its surroundings. From the river's source in the Mao'er highlands, clear waters wind through lush hills and verdant valleys help …

River Guilin Lijiang River

5 months, 1 week ago

Reclaimed water cleans up lake, rivers

The Independent

Xi’an Lake, located in the north of the Shaanxi provincial capital Xi’an, used to be an eyesore avoided by the locals, after years of sand exploitation and factory runoff left it stinking and polluted. “When I was a child, adults would tell us to stay away from it,” said Chen Xu, 37, referring to the body of water the size …

Water Chen River Lake Reclaimed Water Reclaimed Fuping

5 months, 1 week ago

Offshore breezes prove windfall for fisheries

China Daily

A view of the world's first wind-fishery integrated floating platform near Nanri Island off Fujian province in June. Longyuan Power, a subsidiary of China Energy Investment Corp — the world's largest power producer and the top wind power developer in terms of installed capacity — recently put into operation the world's first wind-fishery integrated floating platform near Nanri Island off …

China Fish Marine Aquaculture Wind Power Offshore Wind Turbine

5 months, 1 week ago

Offshore breezes prove windfall for fisheries

China Daily

A view of the world's first wind-fishery integrated floating platform near Nanri Island off Fujian province in June. Longyuan Power, a subsidiary of China Energy Investment Corp — the world's largest power producer and the top wind power developer in terms of installed capacity — recently put into operation the world's first wind-fishery integrated floating platform near Nanri Island off …

China Fish Marine Aquaculture Wind Power Offshore Wind Turbine

5 months, 1 week ago

Offshore breezes prove windfall for fisheries

China Daily

A view of the world's first wind-fishery integrated floating platform near Nanri Island off Fujian province in June. Longyuan Power, a subsidiary of China Energy Investment Corp — the world's largest power producer and the top wind power developer in terms of installed capacity — recently put into operation the world's first wind-fishery integrated floating platform near Nanri Island off …

Power Fish Marine Aquaculture Offshore Wind Turbine China Energy

5 months, 1 week ago

Offshore breezes prove windfall for fisheries

China Daily

A view of the world's first wind-fishery integrated floating platform near Nanri Island off Fujian province in June. Longyuan Power, a subsidiary of China Energy Investment Corp — the world's largest power producer and the top wind power developer in terms of installed capacity — recently put into operation the world's first wind-fishery integrated floating platform near Nanri Island off …

China Power Fish Marine Aquaculture Offshore Wind Turbine

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Majin town: A perfect blend of industry and ecology

China Daily

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2024-06-27 A bird's-eye view of Kaihu Reservoir in Majin town, Kaihua county, Quzhou, Zhejiang province. Majin town in Kaihua county, Quzhou, Zhejiang province is leveraging a reservoir project to develop related industries and improve the wellbeing of its residents. Located at the source of the Qiantang River, the project will cost 4.55 billion yuan to build and aims …

Town Majin Town

6 months, 1 week ago

Changyi's change a microcosm of green energy transition

China Daily

Editor's note: As protection of the planet's flora, fauna and resources becomes increasingly important, China Daily is publishing a series of stories to illustrate the country's commitment to safeguarding the natural world. CHINA DAILY Peering out toward the horizon across the Yellow Sea from the small coastal county of Changyi in East China's Shandong province, you'd be forgiven for thinking …

Wind Solar Changyi

6 months, 2 weeks ago

More aquatic animals were farmed than fished in 2022, for the first time ever

The Hindu

The total global volume of fish, shrimp, clams and other aquatic animals that are harvested by farming has topped the amount fished in the wild from the world's waters for the first time ever, the United Nations reported on June 8. The U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organisation, in its latest report on fisheries and aquaculture, says the global catch and …

Animals Fish Fao Aquatic

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Fish kill spotlights pangs of Periyar

The Hindu

It was the changing colour of the water that first caught the attention of veteran paddy cultivator-cum-fish farmer E.J. Soon he realised there was something seriously wrong as news spread of mass fish death in the in the Pathalam-Edayar segment — an industrial area — of the Periyar by May 21 afternoon. While fishermen sustained unquantified loss of stocks, farmers …

Water Farmers Pollution Industrial River Cage Periyar

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Liwei Liao: Fishmonger flipping the script

LA Times

Your favorite restaurant’s fish with the buttery texture and pronounced taste might not be fresh — and that’s by design. It’s sold through his Sherman Oaks market, the Joint Seafood, as well as a rapidly expanding wholesale roster that includes some of the world’s most prestigious chefs and restaurants, challenging the perception of how fish is processed and served, helping …

Liao Fishmonger Joint Seafood

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Vice-premier calls for consolidating anti-poverty achievements, improving water infrastructure

China Daily

URUMQI -- Chinese Vice-Premier Liu Guozhong has called for solid efforts to consolidate anti-poverty achievements and improve water conservancy infrastructure. In the city of Kashgar and Yecheng county in Kashgar prefecture, Liu talked to farmers and herdsmen and learned about local people's work and life, medical treatment and schooling. Liu inspected the construction and operation of water conservancy facilities and …

Water Liu Conservancy Infrastructure

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Dahua crafts masterpiece in cultural tourism development

China Daily

Protection: Safeguard a green environment Beautiful landscapes require protection. Along with the hydroelectric stations, various departments, including agriculture, rural areas, ecology, and education in Dahua, participate in the protection of the Hongshui River. Over the past three years, a total of over 5.2 million fish fry have been released in the Dahua section of the river to maintain basin water …

Dahua

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