CCTV News: After the Spring Festival, in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, the number of fishing boats fishing in the sea increased significantly compared with the festival period. What is the current seafood market? Let’s take a look.
On February 16, the reporter saw a fishing boat unloading the cargo at the pier of aquatic products city in Zhoushan. This time he returned to the port, the fishing boat transported back more than 25,000 kilograms of mantis shrimp and more than 2,000 kilograms of hoist crabs.
It is understood that from February 5 to 15, nearly 230 fishing boats were berthed and unloaded at the Aquatic Products City Wharf, and the total investment and sales volume of fish is about 2,000 tons. In a store in the Aquatic Products City, more than 150 workers are busy sorting goods and planning to ship them all over the country.
As the number of fishing boats going to sea increases, the number of fish catches increases, and seafood prices have fallen. At the live fresh stall in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, mantis shrimps are temporarily raised according to specifications, with prices ranging from 60 yuan to 80 yuan per catty, a decrease of 30% compared with the Spring Festival. In addition, the price of white pompeople with a bar weight of more than 8 taels fell significantly, from 450 yuan per catty at the peak of the Spring Festival to 170 yuan per catty.
Dongshan, Fujian: Artificially farmed Balang fish have achieved a bumper harvest
During this period, in Dongshan, Fujian, artificially farmed Balang fish have achieved a bumper harvest.
At the dock on Dongshan Island, Fujian, fishing boats returning home were sailing into the harbor, and baskets of fresh Balang fish were quickly unloaded and loaded to the market.
These Balang fish are artificially farmed. In the past, Balang fish could only be caught by wild. In May 2024, the local area successfully achieved artificial breeding and breeding of Balang fish. Now, the scale of balang fish farming in Dongshan County has reached 14,000 cages, with an annual output of nearly 5,000 tons.
