China: On February 14, the High-quality Development Promotion Conference of Pelagic Fisheries (squid and tuna) was held in Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province. Ma Youxiang, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, attended the meeting and delivered a speech.
The meeting pointed out that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the country's distant water fishery has actively promoted the transformation of the mode and structure, and has achieved remarkable results in terms of industrial scale, governance capacity, and foreign cooperation. Over the past ten years, pelagic fishery production has developed steadily, and the level of standardization and greening has been significantly improved, making positive contributions to enriching the domestic aquatic product market and promoting the economic development of partner countries.
The meeting emphasized that it is necessary to fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Central Economic Work Conference and the Central Rural Work Conference, accurately grasp the new situation and new requirements faced by the distant water fishery, insist on making progress while maintaining stability, stabilize the scale of development, optimize the structural layout, and improve the development policy:
- It is necessary to promote the development of the entire industrial chain and large-scale aggregation, improve quality and efficiency, and cultivate modern ocean-going fishery enterprises.
- It is necessary to continue to strengthen standardized management, continue to carry out supervision and improvement actions, and strengthen the safety supervision of distant water fisheries.
- It is necessary to strengthen the training of practitioners, promote the construction of observers and other talent teams, and enhance the ability to perform contracts.
- It is necessary to insist on independent fishing moratoriums on the high seas, strengthen resource conservation, deepen multilateral and bilateral fishery cooperation, and promote the sustainable development of distant water fisheries.
Chen Liangxian, a member of the Party Leadership Group of the Guangdong Provincial Government, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. Central Foreign Affairs Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Security, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Commerce, General Administration of Customs, China Coast Guard, relevant departments, bureaus and institutions of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, relevant provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government) and fishery authorities of cities under separate state planning , representatives of fisheries-related universities, scientific research institutions and social organizations attended the meeting.
Source: FIS (Economic Daily News-translate from original )