On December 21, the North Sea Forecast and Disaster Reduction Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources released sea ice forecast information, according to the ocean station and satellite remote sensing monitoring, sea ice was found in the monitorable sea area of the Bohai and Yellow Seas, with a total area of about 11,809 square kilometers, and the ice situation was the largest in the same period in history since there were daily satellite observation records in 2001.
The monitoring scope is the Bohai Sea, the northern Yellow Sea and the Jiaozhou Bay. Sea ice was found in the monitorable sea area, with a total area of about 11,809 square kilometers. Among them, the sea ice area of the Bohai Sea is about 9,622 square kilometers. The outer edge of the ice floe in Liaodong Bay is 35 nautical miles offshore.
West side of Jiaozhou Bay Bridge.
For the sea area of Jiaozhou Bay, the staff also carried out on-site monitoring of sea ice and found that there were different degrees of sea ice around Jiaozhou Bay. Among them, a large amount of fixed sea ice was found in the north, northwest and west directions of the east side of the bridge, with a maximum area of about 900 250 meters and a thickness of about 15 centimeters.
Red Island West Ocean Fishing Port.
Jiaozhou Dongying Fishing Port.
Experts from the Beihai Forecast and Mitigation Center said that from January to February 2024, the ice conditions in the northern waters of the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea will develop rapidly, and some sea areas may have phased severe ice conditions. Relevant units and the public of marine aquaculture, fishery, marine transportation, ports and wharves, oil exploitation and other offshore construction operations should pay close attention to the changes in local ice conditions and the sea ice warning (warning) information issued by them, and do a good job in anti-icing and anti-icing work. Island residents are advised to prepare for production and living in advance. (Qingdao** Guanhai News reporter Li Xunxiang).
Editor in charge: Wang Yiqun.