In the first half of the year, the output of aquatic products increased by 3.4%

Beijing, 4 Aug (Renmin Ribao)-- reporter Qiao Jinliang learned from the Ministry of Agriculture: in the first half of this year, the country's fishery production developed steadily and the supply of aquatic products was adequate. According to statistics from 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 3.4 percent over the same period last year.

Statistics show that the area of aquaculture is 7.6298 million hectares, an increase of 3.81% over the same period last year. Among them, the mariculture area is 1.5957 million hectares and the freshwater culture area is 6.325 million hectares. 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.

According to the transaction statistics of 47 comparable wholesale markets for aquatic products, the turnover of aquatic products in the first half of the year was 3.5953 million tons, with a turnover of 78.704 billion yuan. The aquatic products market was basically stable in the first half of this year. Although the sales volume and prices of famous, special and high-quality products decreased due to the downward pressure of the economy, the trading of bulk products was still active, and the market was booming as a whole.