When watching the military exercise program, whenever the artillery fire on the sea sounded, countless fish and shrimp fled in panic amid the huge explosion, and some of them were unfortunately affected and blown to pieces.
What will be the fate of these sea creatures who died in the fire?
Will they be carefully salvaged ashore by military personnel and transported back to land so as not to pollute the marine environment? Or will they be picked up by traffickers and sold to ignorant citizens? Or will they be left to rot and fade into a sea of regrets?
The practice of the US Navy
As the world's number one military power, the United States has the largest and most well-equipped naval force.
In order to maintain its "hegemon" status, the US Navy frequently conducts large-scale military exercises in all oceans around the world.
These exercises often adopt the method of "indiscriminate attacks", which not only carry out fierce strikes on targets, but also greatly damage the ecosystem of the sea area where they are located, and have a serious impact on the living environment of local marine life.
After the exercise, the US Navy often ignored the marine creatures that were killed by the bombing and all kinds of garbage left on the surface of the sea, and left them floating on the surface of the sea.
When this non-decomposable garbage is eaten by marine organisms, it will not be able to digest and eventually die.
At the same time, the sea after the exercise was littered with the corpses of marine life, and the place where the US Navy passed through the exercise had become a "no man's land" for marine life.
Those decomposing corpses not only pollute the seawater, but also release large amounts of toxic gases, which can exacerbate marine pollution.
In some cases, U.S. Navy military exercises also accidentally hit the fishing grounds of local fishermen, causing a large number of deaths of farmed fish and causing significant economic losses to fishermen.
Even fish that are temporarily alive will die due to the severe impact of the air pressure of the shell on their internal organs.
The ammunition residue and chemicals left behind after the US military exercises will not only directly poison marine life, but also pass through the food chain, and ultimately endanger human health.
Those fish that survive for the time being, their internal organs may have been irreversibly traumatized, and they are destined to slowly wither.
Even if they are fished ashore, these life, which bears the scars of war, will become the bane of the source of human self-destruction.
It can be said that such military activities of the US Navy have greatly damaged the balance of the global marine ecosystem, posed a huge threat to the survival of marine life, and seriously endangered the living environment of mankind itself.
The practice of the Chinese Navy
Before the live-fire exercise, the Chinese Navy will use advanced scientific and technological means, such as sonar and underwater speakers, to emit sound waves of a specific frequency to drive away fish and marine life in the waters.
Sonar technology, also known as sonar, is a technology that uses the propagation and reflection properties of sound waves in water for navigation and ranging. It can be used to detect information such as the presence, location, nature and direction of movement of underwater targets.
In live-fire exercises, sonar is not only used to monitor the underwater environment and ensure the safety of the exercise area, but also as a non-lethal means to drive away marine life by emitting sound waves to prevent them from being harmed.
Underwater loudspeakers, such as the UW30 model, are a full-range underwater sound source used for fish sound acclimation, fish vocalization studies, and other aquatic bioacoustic experiments.
The loudspeaker is capable of producing high-fidelity sound underwater and has full underwater coverage.
In live-fire drills, underwater speakers can be used as an effective tool to guide marine life out of potentially dangerous areas by playing specific sounds, such as natural or man-made sounds.
At the same time, they will also send a survey team of biologists, oceanographers and other experts to conduct a comprehensive and detailed survey of the pre-selected area.
The experts will carefully assess the biodiversity of the area, documenting in detail the species, abundance and habitat of various marine organisms, with a special focus on endangered species and those in their thriving stages.
After rigorous selection, they will carefully select the areas with the least impact on the marine ecology as the exercise venue.
At the same time, the Chinese Navy also shows that it attaches great importance to the safety of people's lives.
They will issue an early warning through the local government one month in advance, clearly inform the fishermen of the time and area of the exercise, and strictly prohibit the fishermen from entering the exercise area during this period, so as to effectively protect the safety of the lives and property of the fishermen.
This humanized operation not only demonstrates the Chinese nation's respect and cherishment of life, but also reflects the ecological wisdom that Chinese civilization has cultivated for a long time.
This high degree of ecological awareness and humanistic care shows the civilized image and responsibility of the Chinese military.
In order to maximize the protection of the marine ecosystem, the Chinese Navy has adopted a more humane and environmentally friendly approach in military exercises. They carefully selected the objectives of the exercise to avoid unnecessary damage to biological habitats.
On the premise of ensuring that there are no people and no life, they will lock on fixed uninhabited islands and reefs or specific sea areas for shooting drills.
These uninhabited islands and reefs are usually geographically isolated and have a relatively simple ecological environment, which does not have much impact on marine life.
By selecting these uninhabited areas as the targets of the exercise, the Chinese Navy minimizes the disturbance and damage to the marine ecology.
Sometimes, old ships that have been decommissioned are also selected as targets for recycling. These ships are often no longer in service, but can still serve as targets for exercises.
This can not only meet the needs of the Navy's actual combat training, but also avoid direct damage to the marine environment and realize the recycling of resources.
This not only saves money, but also shows that the Chinese Navy attaches great importance to environmental protection.
The Chinese Navy also has its own set of measures for the disposal of dead fish.
After the exercises, the Chinese Navy will take a series of environmental measures to minimize the impact on the marine ecosystem.
First of all, they will organize officers and soldiers to salvage dead fish in the exercise area. After professional testing, non-toxic and harmless fish can be brought back for consumption to avoid wasting resources.
At the same time, they will also contact local fishermen to salvage the dead fish that have passed the test, and after non-toxic testing, they can be sold on the market to increase the income of fishermen.
In the face of the dead fish that contain toxins, the Chinese Navy has shown extraordinary environmental awareness and responsibility. Instead of rushing to catch the fish, they adopted a more sensible and long-term strategy.
By banning the fishing of poisonous fish, the Chinese navy has cut off the passage of toxic substances into the food chain.
They are well aware that if these fish are caught, toxic substances can enter humans and other organisms through consumption or processing, causing unpredictable health risks.
Therefore, they decisively stopped this dangerous process, putting the health and safety of the people first.
At the same time, the Chinese Navy has demonstrated a deep understanding and respect for the marine ecosystem. They allow poisonous fish to decompose naturally in the ocean, allowing nature to exert its miraculous self-purification powers.
In this way, toxic substances can be gradually diluted and decomposed by seawater, and finally absorbed by the marine ecosystem, avoiding secondary pollution of the environment.
This decision reflects the Chinese Navy's reverence for life and compliance with the laws of nature.
Rather than blindly intervening in natural processes, they humbly retreat into the background and let the marine ecosystem run according to its inherent wisdom.
This attitude of respecting life and conforming to nature demonstrates the ecological wisdom of the Chinese nation of "harmony between man and nature" and sets a model of environmental protection for all mankind.
This kind of behavior, which takes into account national defense construction and ecological protection, will surely become a bright calling card of the Chinese armed forces in the international arena.
The Chinese Navy has demonstrated China's concept of ecological civilization to the world with practical actions, and has contributed Chinese solutions and wisdom to the global environmental protection cause.
Their noble character and responsibility will surely inspire more people to devote themselves to the great cause of ecological civilization construction and contribute to the sustainable development of mankind.
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