Focus on marine disaster prevention

The Ministry of Natural Resources recently held a video conference on national marine disaster prevention and response for the upcoming flood season. The conference noted that due to climate change and rising sea levels, an El Nino event — a warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific — is expected to occur this year. The frequency of hazardous storm surges is expected to be slightly higher than usual, and typhoon-induced waves at high warning levels are more likely, making the marine disaster prevention situation during the upcoming flood season severe. In response, the ministry called on local authorities to reinforce duty and emergency response protocols to safeguard marine safety.

Smart ship harvests Atlantic salmon

A giant smart aquaculture ship developed in Qingdao, Shandong province, has successfully harvested its first batch of premium salmon, marking a breakthrough in China's push toward high-quality deep-sea fisheries. The 150,000-metric-ton intelligent aquaculture vessel Conson No 1 2-2 harvested around 3,000 Atlantic salmon weighing a total of 12 tons on Monday. The fish were raised using a "ship-based aquaculture tank farming" model, marking the world's first large-scale commercial production of salmonids aboard a massive mobile aquaculture vessel, according to Qingdao Conson Development Group, the vessel's investor and operator. The ship is designed to carry out year-round farming trials of Atlantic salmon and other premium salmon and trout species.

China Daily