Han Changfu sent a letter of condolence to the national fishery officials

Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu recently sent a letter to the nation’s fishery officials and extended sincere greetings and blessings to the comrades of the National Fisheries Front. He fully affirmed that “the Chinese fishery administration team is highly conscious, capable, good-hearted, and trustworthy. A hard-working team."

Han Changfu pointed out that the past 2011 was a year when agricultural harvests, farmers’ incomes increased rapidly, agricultural and rural economic successes spread all over the country, and the year saw an all-round improvement. It was also a year that modern fishery construction accelerated and the fishery economy continued to develop steadily. The nation’s fisheries and fisheries workers have carried out various tasks with great efficiency, including strengthening the conservation of aquatic biological resources and the management of protected areas, carrying out proliferation and release, ensuring the implementation of systems such as closed fishing seasons in the ocean and prohibiting fishing in the Pearl River in the Yangtze River, and strengthening the enforcement of quality and safety of aquatic products. Proper handling of major fishery emergencies, insisting on enforcement of cruise enforcement, strengthening protection of fishing rights in key sensitive waters and control of fishing vessels, especially for the first time normalized cruising in the Diaoyu Islands and conscientious escort in Nansha. The social influence of Chinese fisheries has continued to increase. , has won widespread praise from all walks of life and the people.

Han Changfu's Message to National Fishery Officers: This year is the year for the implementation of the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan”. It is of great significance to maintain a sound development of the fishery economy and maintain social harmony and stability in the fishing area. In the new year, I hope that the comrades will thoroughly implement the scientific concept of development and fully implement the spirit of the Central Rural Work Conference and the National Conference on Agricultural Work, keeping in mind the mission, fulfilling their duties, coordinating the promotion of safeguarding the rights and maintaining stability, and vigorously promoting the fishery culture in the new era. We will effectively strengthen the building of a fishery contingent, make new contributions to safeguarding the nation’s maritime rights and interests, protect the safety of fishermen’s lives and property, promote modern fishery construction, and prosper the agricultural and rural economy. We will greet the Party’s 18th National Congress with outstanding achievements.

On January 15th, the head of the relevant department under the leadership of the deputy director of the Ministry of Agriculture, Niu Dun, went to the Fisheries Bureau of the Huanghai Sea District to pay a cordial visit to the fishermen’s wharf at Yangma Island in Yantai, Shandong Province, and cordially extended sympathy to the fishery officers of the 118 Chinese fishery authorities. Niu Dun said that he was entrusted by the ministry of the Party and the Minister Han Changfu to come to visit you and send you a blessing for the new year. Over the years, the Chinese Fisheries Administration 118 has conscientiously executed its superior orders, outstandingly fulfilled various management tasks, and made outstanding contributions in cruising, fishery rights protection, and foreign-related fishery management in the exclusive economic zone. In particular, during the North Pacific cruise last year, the Chinese fishery vessel 118 responded with tact and properly disposed of it, safeguarded the safety of life and property of fishing vessels and fishermen, and safeguarded the national honor, fully demonstrating that China’s fishery administration is a “call to power”. The team that can fight and win can win." Niu Dun also attended the summing-up and commendation conference of the Fisheries Administration Bureau of the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea Region and presented awards to fishery officials who made outstanding contributions.