[Commentary] Farmers are busy harvesting kelp, abalone and other seafood on the wide sea surface, which is full of vigour. This is a scene the reporter saw recently in the waters of Chi'ao Village, Beibi Township, Xiapu County, Fujian Province. In the past two years, local kelp and abalone polyculture has been promoted and a good harvest has been achieved.
[Commentary] Hu Enai is a local seafood farmer. Last year, she transformed some kelp farming areas into more than 4000 cages of polycultured abalone. At present, the harvest is gratifying.
[Same period] Hu Enai, a farmer in Chi'ao Village, Beibi Township, Xiapu County, Fujian
Our offshore abalone has been kept for two years, and its nutrients are relatively high. When we eat it, it has better meat chewy than (compared to) our market. This is about 2 to 3 double.
【Explanation】 Chi'ao Village is a small fishing village with mountains facing the sea. The sea is vast, the mountains and seas are interdependent, and the trend is good. It is an excellent offshore pasture for kelp, abalone and other offshore breeding. The kelp culture area of the whole village is more than 5,000 mu, with an annual output of more than 50,000 tons of kelp, and nearly 10,000 tons of sauerkraut. It has always been the main supplier of aquaculture feed for abalone and sea cucumber. In recent years, due to the disorderly expansion of local kelp farming areas and the oversupply of kelp, the development of kelp farming is at a trough. Even in a good year, production will not increase.
[Same period] Chen Qianchun, Chairman of Rixing Breeding Cooperative, Xiapu County, Fujian
In recent years, due to the sluggish aquaculture industry, the price of kelp has not been able to rise, and our kelp has to be shipped to other places (sold), the cost has become very high.
【Explanation】 This unbalanced production and marketing situation has caused the development of kelp culture in Chi'ao Village to be less than one year. In order to change the dilemma caused by this single farming, in September 2018, the village took advantage of the local government to carry out the comprehensive improvement of marine farming, and jointly established more than 40 villagers to form a professional farming cooperative in Xingpu County, through field investigations and explorations. Upgrading part of the kelp aquaculture water surface, based on the production base of aquaculture kelp, transforming white foam floats into environmentally friendly and recyclable red, blue, yellow and other color floats, and carrying out offshore environmental protection abalone Aquaculture not only rationally plans marine aquaculture, but also solves the sales problem of kelp aquaculture.
[Same period] Chen Qianchun, Chairman of Rixing Breeding Cooperative, Xiapu County, Fujian
Dozens of our villagers organized to form a cooperative, part of the kelp breeding area of the farmers was transformed into abalone breeding, so that a virtuous cycle would be formed, and the kelp that we planted would be supplied to the abalone raised by us. eat.
[Explanation] It is understood that there are currently more than 2,000 acres of water in Chiao Village suitable for abalone aquaculture. The local cooperatives have planned the sea area scientifically and rationally, and built a mixed aquaculture area of abalone, kelp, and sauerkraut. In the next 5 years, it plans to build a 1,000 acres of offshore environmental protection cage abalone breeding base.
[Same period] Chen Qianchun, Chairman of Rixing Breeding Cooperative, Xiapu County, Fujian
After breeding abalone, it will drive a lot of idle labor and increase some local economic income. In the future, it may form a new benign farming model in rural areas to promote local economic development.
Wu Shengwei Zheng Peiluan Bao Linfeng Gao Xianhua Fujian Ningde reports
Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]