Why is offshore aquaculture like gambling? The risk can only be "admitted"?

The power of Typhoon No.9 "Ramason" is shocking: when "Ramason" landed in Wenchang City, Hainan Province on July 18, the maximum wind force in its center reached 17, which is the strongest typhoon landing in South China since 1973, and also the strongest typhoon landing in Guangdong and Guangxi since 1949.

Where "Weimason" passed, offshore aquaculture suffered a complete disaster. China Youth Daily reporter recently in China's oyster town Guangxi Qinzhou interview, In addition to seeing the damage after the destruction, Also gave rise to all kinds of confusion: In the face of such a super typhoon, In the government department in advance warning circumstances, Why are there still fishermen risk staying at sea? Why do many fishermen still throw everything they have or even borrow usury into aquaculture, knowing the high risk? Why is there no corresponding insurance mechanism for such an industry worth billions of yuan, so that after a typhoon, millions of farmers are ruined!

The ship is our life.

It is hard to imagine that in a typhoon of magnitude 10, someone would choose to stay at sea with high winds and waves instead of landing for refuge.

At 9 o 'clock on July 19, Xinxing Squadron of Qinnan Fire Brigade of Qinzhou City received an alarm saying that there were three fishermen in distress near Qinjiang Bridge in Shajing Port in urgent need of rescue. At that time, the typhoon reached a force of 12 and the situation was very critical.

At the risk of being blown into the water at any time, Long Jianzhi, deputy instructor of Xinxing Squadron, led six firefighters to the scene of the incident. A small fishing boat was seen shaking violently in the river about 60 meters wide in the stormy storm.

Mr. Li, 33, was one of three people trapped on board and the owner of the fishing boat. Although before the typhoon, Jianshan town government staff repeatedly advised him to go ashore to avoid danger. However, he was still worried about disembarking and returned to the ship with two workers after landing, hoping to deal with some emergencies when the typhoon came.

However, the intensity of this typhoon, which was not seen in 40 years, far exceeded his imagination.

"Two iron anchors weighing more than 30 jin were straightened by the wind!" After anchoring, the boat became a leaf boat in the ocean. Mr. Li and his crew quickly drove to full power and sailed against the wind to the shore. Fortunately, the typhoon did not sweep the fishing boat into the sea, but blew it near the mouth of the Qin River, two kilometers away from Shajing Port. However, due to the strong wind and waves, it is difficult for the ship to anchor, and it is possible to be blown away again at any time.

Firefighters arrived, after half an hour of rescue, Mr. Li's fishing boat was fixed by fire rope, he and two workers were subsequently rescued ashore.

Recalling this experience, Mr. Li, who has more than ten years of experience at sea, also felt scared, but he said that it was an instinct to choose to take risks at sea."For us fishermen, boats are our lives!"

Mr. Li told the China Youth Daily reporter that the ship worth more than 100,000 yuan did not have any insurance. The roof of the ship was lifted in the typhoon. These days, Mr. Li is carrying out maintenance together with the workers. In addition to the damage to fishing boats, several oyster steaks raised by his family were also damaged by the typhoon, resulting in economic losses of nearly one million yuan.

"Our losses are considered small. Many of the people who borrowed money from Longmen Port have gone bankrupt." Mr. Li's wife, Ms. Huang, said that after the incident, she felt that money was not important and was now very open.

In addition to protecting the production tools on which they depend for survival, some farmers also told reporters that the reason why they would take the risk of staying in the sea when the typhoon comes is to worry about disputes or theft after the typhoon blows oysters out of order. In the days of self-rescue after the disaster, fishermen from time to time reported that their only remaining oyster row was stolen, and the loss was hundreds of thousands of yuan more.

Farming is like gambling.

Under the guidance of Mr. Li's family, China Youth Daily reporter came to Longmen Port Town, the most severely affected town in Qinzhou City. On July 24, when I went into the sea from 72 Jing Wharf, I used to see oyster steaks and fish steaks arranged densely. Now these have been blown to pieces by the wind. Broken wood, foam pieces and dead fish left by the remnants of the steaks on the sea surface of Maowei Sea are floating everywhere.

Leung Pang-yun, 65, a villager from North Village of Longmen Port Town, was driving a small wooden boat to collect foam at sea for repairing damaged oyster rafts. The intense work in the hot sun made his throat hoarse and it was difficult for him to speak.

After the typhoon in 1996 left Liang Bangyun's family with nothing, he began to work everywhere to make money. In 2001, he started cultivating oysters. After years of development, he and his two sons have owned seven groups of oyster platters worth more than 2 million yuan.

"They say farming is like gambling. They earn a little more this year, earn a little more next year, and finally put all the money they earn into 'betting.'" Liang Bangyun said, This typhoon, His family 7 oyster row was blown away 6 pieces, Destiny reincarnation let him sigh, Hard 18 years, Overnight a typhoon and blew him back to before liberation.

Qinzhou Haihua Oyster Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd. is a leading enterprise in Longmen Port Town. The company drives more than 200 farmers to carry out oyster breeding in the form of cooperatives, with a breeding area of nearly 1,000 mu.

On the afternoon of July 24, when the reporter of China Youth Daily came to Qinzhou Haihua Oyster Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd. located in the center of Longmen Port Town, Zheng Hongming, the general manager, was out guiding fishermen to save themselves after the disaster, leaving only his wife, Ms. Liang, to look after the enterprise at home.