In recent years, the topic of environmental protection has attracted more and more attention, but have you ever wondered if there is still a relative balance between the development of fishery resources and the protection of the ecological environment?
With the improvement of living standards, people's demand for food consumption has upgraded, and the proportion of animal protein on the table has increased. As a result, traditional fishery resources are difficult to meet the huge demand, and traditional aquaculture methods also face many challenges such as resource dependence and ecological and environmental problems.
On the other hand, the deterioration of water quality and biodiversity has created an urgent need for sustainable fisheries and environmentally friendly farming. Our country is facing the challenge of finding a balance between obtaining fishery resources and protecting the ecological environment. In this reality, new ideas are imperative.
A new idea of marine agriculture and animal husbandry - marine ranching, storing grain in the sea
In the middle of the 20th century, marine scientists put forward the concept of "marine agriculture and animal husbandry", but it was not until the last decade that modern marine ranches ushered in accelerated development, aiming to achieve scientific conservation and management of various marine organisms in the sea area through modern scientific and technological means, so as to meet the growing demand for animal protein, while reducing the pressure on traditional fishery resources, and promoting the restoration and optimization of the ecological environment.
In the vast expanse of the ocean, modern engineering offers a new way of management: marine ranching. This is similar to grazing cattle and sheep on the vast grasslands, and scientifically conserving and managing various marine organisms. This not only tests the R&D and application level of China's marine science and technology, but also demonstrates the promotion of the strategy of maritime power.
With the improvement of living standards, the food consumption demand of Chinese residents has been upgraded, and the proportion of animal protein on the table is growing rapidly. In the next 20 years, experts expect the demand growth rate of the animal protein market to reach around 45%. There are two ways to produce animal protein: animal husbandry and aquaculture. In view of the fact that natural fishery resources can no longer meet the demand, aquatic products** must be farmed, but the current production methods are unsustainable. Problems such as poor water quality and single species cannot be ignored. In response to these challenges, modern marine ranches have emerged. Compared with traditional fishing and aquaculture, modern marine ranching has higher ecological benefits, including ecological environment restoration and optimization, conservation and proliferation of biological resources, and environmentally friendly selective harvesting.
At present, China has implemented 110 national marine ranching demonstration areas, which can generate direct economic benefits of 31.9 billion yuan annually. The ecological benefits of modern marine ranches are even more impressive. Compared with traditional marine aquaculture, it can not only restore and optimize the ecological environment, but also play an important role in the prevention and control of marine disasters. By 2025, China plans to build 178 national marine ranching demonstration areas, making them an effective way to solve food security and ensure the sustainable supply of animal protein.
The Rise of Modern Marine Ranching: National-based Marine Ranching
Adhering to new ideas and modern engineering technology, the rich marine life is gathered in the vast sea, presenting a magnificent picture of the marine version of "herds of cattle and sheep". This is the new look of modern marine ranching.
In the process of building a national marine ranch demonstration area, Guoben Marine Ranch has skillfully applied mechanization and automation technology, sound, light, electricity and other high-tech technologies to achieve digital management and environment-friendly selective fishing. The application of this series of scientific and technological means not only improves the breeding efficiency of pastures, but also contributes to the protection of the marine environment and the maintenance of ecological balance.
Located in Huludao City, Liaoning Province, Guoben Marine Ranch is located in the innermost part of Bohai Bay, with no typhoons and no natural disasters throughout the year to ensure the smooth growth of seafood. The northernmost part of Bohai Bay has a climate and water temperature lower than any other sea area in Bohai Bay, with an average water temperature of 12 degrees throughout the year, making it a source of high-quality seafood. Located in a place without heavy industry, the quality of seawater has reached the national first-class water quality resources, and high-quality seawater can breed better seafood.
Guoben Marine Ranch has invested 40 million yuan (2,000 acres of Liutaizi sea area assets and 30,000 cubic meters of reefs) for sea cucumber farming. Huludao has 313 sea areas and 3,000 acres of sea for bottom sowing. It is used for bottom-seeding culture of cockles, scallops, oysters, abalone, etc. It is the largest seafood merchant and breeding enterprise in the north, and is a national marine ranch demonstration area, which has achieved remarkable results in terms of economic benefits and ecological environmental benefits.
The construction of the national marine ranch stems from the new thinking about the problems faced by the traditional animal husbandry methods. In the context of China's aquaculture entering the era of factory, marine ranches came into being, which not only met people's demand for high-quality animal protein, but also protected the ecological environment.
Looking forward to the future, Guoben Marine Ranch is not only an effective solution to solve China's food security and ensure the sustainable supply of animal protein, but also a leader in moving towards a deeper and broader sea area. In the future, Guoben Marine Ranch will further expand the scope of the sea area, focus on seafood farming, and move from offshore to deeper and broader sea areasWe will take the protection and restoration of the ecological environment as our own responsibility, and promote the construction of a green and sustainable marine ecological environment. Let the people eat green, safe and assured seafood, and share the blue sea and blue sky, clean beach.