(Edited by Liang Lu).
According to the People's Daily Online's "Leadership Message Board" on October 24, the Guangxi Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs replied to netizens' requests to ** catch tilapia: Centralized fishing actions will not be taken for the time being. After the "reply" spread online, many fishing enthusiasts expressed disapproval.
On October 17, netizens commented on the "leadership message board" of People's Daily Online that most of Guangxi's rivers are full of African tilapia, which poses a threat to fish diversity. Promote the exclusive fishing of tilapia to protect the balance of aquatic ecology. The Guangxi Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs replied on October 24 that there are relatively cold-tolerant tilapia in Guangxi, and the number is limited and not enough to threaten the aquatic ecological balance. And most tilapia will freeze to death naturally in winter, which will not have a serious impact on the aquatic ecological balance. Tilapia mainly feeds on algae, and there are relatively few reports and evidence of preying on small fish, shrimp, and fish eggs. There is insufficient evidence to prove the effects on fish such as knife loach.
In the face of the official reply, some netizens expressed their understanding, and some netizens commented that "the official reply is not sincere, and it can't freeze to death at all." "The river is densely packed with tilapia, there are too many, and it is too difficult to salvage, and those experts do not have the ability." ”
Tilapia is a tropical fish successfully introduced in China in 1956, which has an important contribution to the protein source and has a certain purifying effect in the aquatic ecology, so it should not be overly intervened. Tilapia is also one of the most successful aquatic products introduced in China, and the aquaculture industry chain is complete. Guangxi is an advantageous area for tilapia farming, ranking third in the country in terms of output, and has made a positive contribution to the local economy.
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