The development of fisheries continues a good momentum.

Since 2014, fishery departments at all levels throughout the country have conscientiously studied and implemented the spirit of the national teleconference on modern fishery construction under the State Council, taking advantage of the situation and creating a new situation in modern fishery construction. Statistics show that the first half of 2014 continued the good momentum of fishery development since the 12th five-year Plan.

The fishery economy is growing rapidly. In the first half of 2014, the total fishery economic output value of the whole society was 750.188 billion yuan, with an added value of 352.158 billion yuan, an increase of 6.59 percent and 6.35 percent respectively over the same period last year. Of this total, the output value of fishery was 392.097 billion yuan, that of fishery industry and construction industry was 184.157 billion yuan, and that of fishery circulation and service industry was 173.934 billion yuan.

Fishery production has developed steadily, and the supply of aquatic products is adequate. According to the monthly statistics of 20 major fishery provinces across the country, the national output of aquatic products from January to June was 26.1638 million tons, an increase of 3.40% over the same period last year. According to another survey, the bright spot in the development of the offshore fishing industry is outstanding. The total output in the first quarter was 476600 tons, an increase of 64 percent over the same period last year. The benefits of putting 329 new ocean-going fishing vessels into operation last year began to show. The aquaculture area increased steadily. The aquaculture area is 7.6298 million hectares, an increase of 3.81% over the same period last year.

The price of aquatic products is generally stable. In the first half of this year, the aquatic products market was basically stable. Although sales of famous, special and high-quality products decreased and prices dropped due to the downward pressure of the economy and the policy environment, the trading of bulk products was still active, and the overall purchase and sale of the market was booming. According to the transaction price statistics of 80 aquatic products wholesale markets across the country, the comprehensive average prices of aquatic products wholesale markets are generally stable, but the prices of individual varieties rise and fall greatly. In the first half of this year, the comprehensive average price of aquatic products wholesale market was 22.42 yuan / kg, up 3.71% from the same period last year.

Trade in aquatic products has stabilized and rebounded. Affected by the high base factor of arbitrage trade in the same period in 2013, the export data of aquatic products showed a downward trend at the beginning of the year. However, after entering March, there began to be a significant rebound, and aquatic products trade stabilized and rebounded. According to customs statistics, the total import and export volume of aquatic products in the first half of the year was 4.1403 million tons, with a total import and export volume of 14.401 billion US dollars, an increase of 4.98 per cent and 5.06 per cent respectively over the same period last year.

The fishery security situation is good. All localities attach great importance to fishery safety supervision and strengthen the quality and safety management of aquatic products, ensuring that there are no major fishery safety accidents during major festivals, and the situation of fishery safety production remained stable in the first half of the year.