Full-scale fishing in the East China Sea: Shanghai and Zhejiang maritime departments launched the "Escort Fishing Operation"

On the 16th, fishing in the East China Sea was fully resumed, and Zhejiang fishing boats went out to sea to operate. Photo courtesy of Zhejiang Maritime Safety Administration

China News Service, Hangzhou, September 16 (Reporter Wang Yifei) On September 16, fishing in the East China Sea ushered in full-scale fishing, with single-vessel trawls, double-vessel trawls, net fishing and other types of vessels concentrated on sea operations. The reporter learned from the Zhejiang Maritime Safety Administration that on the same day, the Shanghai and Zhejiang maritime departments simultaneously launched the "Escort and Fishing Operation", adhering to the concept of "active prevention and control, moving the pass forward", and making every effort to ensure the safety of fishery production and maritime navigation in the East China Sea.

After the full opening of fishing in the East China Sea, there are more than 9,000 commercial ships of various types and more than 10,000 fishing boats operating along the coast of Zhejiang every day. In recent years, the Zhejiang Maritime Safety Administration has adjusted and implemented the "three vertical and six horizontal" public waterways along the coast of Zhejiang, and delineated 12 recommended routes for fishing boats to enter and exit ports, guiding fishing boats to avoid the public waterways of commercial ships and allowing commercial ships and fishing boats to "go their own way." Since the beginning of this year, the average daily number of fishing vessels blocked has dropped by 75% compared with before, saving shipping companies a total of 842 million yuan in operating costs.

The route is well drawn and even better managed. In view of the traffic characteristics of concentrated fishing boats going out to sea and intensive commercial and fishery intersections after the fishing season, Shanghai and Zhejiang maritime departments integrated water and air law enforcement forces, implemented time-based and section-based traffic organization, and achieved full coverage of key risk waters.

On the day when fishing in the East China Sea fully commenced, the maritime authorities of the two places used the "Hai Patrol Vessel 01" as the command flagship, deployed 41 main coast patrol boats, 41 drones, coordinated 6 tugboats on emergency standby, and carried out joint fishing protection operations at key points such as the Nancao dangerous goods anchorage, Jinshan Channel, Yangshan Port main channel waters, Ningbo Xiangshan, Zhoushan Shenpu waters, etc.

In the past, supervision during the opening fishing season mostly relied on on-site cruises by coast guard boats and manual surveillance. The coastal waters are vast and fishing boats are scattered. There are blind spots in nighttime and offshore patrol inspections, and the efficiency of risk analysis and cross-departmental collaboration is low. Nowadays, the maritime departments of Shanghai and Zhejiang have established a three-in-one supervision system of "vessel cruise + air patrol + electronic cruise". Relying on the electronic cruise station to integrate information platforms such as VTS and smart maritime systems, they can dynamically track ship navigation status 24 hours a day, intelligently analyze and judge collision risks and simultaneously push early warning information, promoting the upgrade of safety management and control from traditional "post-event disposal" to "pre-prevention and front-end intervention".