Special aquaculture is becoming a climate in Tongcheng County, Xianning City, Hubei Province.

On the 7th, the eel raised by Xia Erfu, an aquaculture farmer in Longyin Village, Tanghu Town, Tongcheng County, Xianning City, Hubei Province, suffered from "red skin disease." technicians from the fisheries department of Tongcheng County made a special trip to the hospital.

"I keep more than 200 net-cage eels, which will be on the market by October." Xia Erfu is very optimistic about the prospect of raising eels. Xia Erfu once worked as a boss in the county building materials market. with the tightening of the market and the sharp rise in rents, he decided to "not be a boss and a farmer." In June this year, Xia Erfu contracted a dozen mu of mud fields in Longyin Village to raise eels.

Similar to Xia Erfu's experience, Wei Shuilong, who used to sell mobile phones in the county, also "took off his leather shoes and put on rain shoes." now Wuli Town raises crayfish. Since last year, Wei Shuilong has given up selling mobile phones and cooperated with others to contract 10 mu of farmland in Wuli Town to raise crayfish. He said: "my lobster is raised in the first year. It grows well after it is released. I plan to go on the market around the Mid-Autumn Festival."

In recent years, Tongcheng County has vigorously carried out the promotion of improved varieties and paid attention to the cultivation of large scientific and technological demonstration families, which has promoted the development of aquaculture in the county.

In order to expand the water surface of aquaculture, the county guides farmers to transform low-lying fields and rotten mud fields that are not suitable for growing crops into intensive fish ponds year by year; to change ponds from small to large, from shallow to deep, to improve relevant supporting facilities; and to strive for preferential policy support. where newly dug 100 mu of high-standard fish ponds with a water depth of 3 meters, the county finance subsidizes 600 yuan per mu.

At present, there are 215 large aquaculture households in the county, the aquaculture area has increased from 34000 mu during the Eleventh five-year Plan period to 60, 000 mu, and the output has increased at a rate of 10% year by year. It is estimated that this year's output will reach more than 6800 tons, with an output value of 85 million yuan.

With the continuous expansion of the aquaculture team, a large number of farmers no longer regard mass fish as their "main products" and turn to high-quality and efficient special culture, such as eel, crayfish, crab, and soft-shelled turtle. The transformation of the culture direction of farmers has not only broadened the breeding channels, but also enhanced the "resistance" of market risks, and won the initiative of product sales.

For these special aquaculture farmers, the county vigorously promotes the establishment of seedling production bases and establishes an information network of seedling supply and demand with surrounding counties and cities, so as to transfer large-scale seedlings for farmers; the county aquaculture departments provide free guidance and assistance in aquaculture technology and disease prevention to help special farmers increase their income and become rich.