The General Office of the Ministry of Natural Resources of China and the General Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China jointly issued the "Notice on Optimizing the Management of Sea for Aquaculture". The circular requires that the scale of new enclosed sea for aquaculture should be strictly controlled, and the scale of aquaculture in important bays, estuaries, and coastal waters of coastal cities should be appropriately controlled.
Aquaculture sea is a traditional sea area development and utilization activity, and it is also the type of sea area with the largest sea area in China. According to statistics, China's existing marine aquaculture area is 31.11 million mu, and the sea for aquaculture has become an important resource element guarantee for caloric and protein needs from the sea and expanded food supply in addition to 1.8 billion mu of cultivated land.
As the world's largest aquaculture country, China's marine aquaculture is still dominated by traditional aquaculture methods, and ecological and healthy aquaculture needs to be improved. The relevant person in charge of the Department of Sea Island Management of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Fisheries and Fishery Administration of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs pointed out that at present, the development intensity of China's coastal waters is high, and the use of local sea areas is extensive and inefficient. By optimizing the management of aquaculture sea, scientifically determining the scale and layout of aquaculture sea, and encouraging the development of multi-level comprehensive aquaculture, we can make full use of the three-dimensional space of seawater and further improve the utilization efficiency of marine resources.
The circular makes it clear that those who use the sea for aquaculture and involve illegal use of the sea should be investigated and dealt with according to law. For aquaculture seas located within the ecological protection red line and not in accordance with the control policy, there is no legal and compliant real estate right certificate or right certificate, aquaculture certificate outside the ecological protection red line and does not comply with the relevant spatial planning, and the aquaculture sea shall be gradually and orderly withdrawn in accordance with the requirements;Aquaculture activities that comply with control policies are allowed within the ecological protection red line without expanding the existing scale of aquaculture. It is also emphasized that the removal work shall not take "sporty" and "one-size-fits-all" measures, and compensation shall be given in accordance with the law if the economic losses brought to the legal and compliant aquaculture producers are brought by the withdrawal.
The person in charge pointed out that the current irregular development of marine aquaculture in some areas has a certain impact on the local marine environment, and the overdevelopment of some offshore aquaculture has affected the function of coastal wetlands to a certain extent. By optimizing the management of aquaculture sea, strictly controlling the scale of new sea aquaculture, not occupying the natural coastline and ecological protection red line, clarifying the control requirements of the necessary supporting facilities in the sea aquaculture area, and properly disposing of aquaculture waste, it is conducive to protecting and improving the marine ecological environment. (ENDS).