On June 13, at the mouth of the Big River in Bosten Lake, Bohu County, staff displayed the flatnose fish that was about to be released. Photo by Nian Lei
Urumqi, June 13 (Xinhua) -- On June 13, the Xinjiang Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs held the Bosten Lake 2020 Spring National Grade I Protected Aquatic Wild Animal - Flat Kiss fish marker release activity at the mouth of Bosten Lake in Bosten Lake, Bohu County, and 40,000 flat-kissed fish known as "giant pandas in the water" happily swam along the "slide" to the arms of Bosten Lake's mother.
Early in the morning of the same day, the staff of the Xinjiang Fisheries Science Research Institute began to measure the temperature of the lake with the help of the staff of the Bohu County Agricultural and Rural Bureau, carefully carried down the bags of fish fry, unwrapped the mouth of the bag and added to the lake water so that the water temperature in the bag reached the standard, and dumped the marked flat-kissed fish fry into the lake through the release board, and in an instant, the fish began to swim in the clear lake water.
At the mouth of the Great River in Bosten Lake, Bohu County, visitors experience the stocking of flat-kissed fish. Photo by Nian Lei
It is understood that the Xinjiang flatnose fish, also known as the "big head fish", is a rare indigenous fish unique to China that is only distributed in the Tarim River Basin in Xinjiang, belongs to the national first-level protected animal, is a precious species in the world's split-bellied fish, and has high economic value and academic value. This stocking activity is of great significance to improve the ecological environment of bosten lake waters, protect biodiversity and promote the sustainable development of fisheries.
This time in Bosten Lake artificial breeding and stocking of 40,000 flatnose fish, but also the 11th consecutive year in Bosten Lake stocking flatnose fish, so far has been released to Bosten Lake 330,000 flatnose fish, marking the release of 110,000 flatfish, plus 15 consecutive years to the Kyzyl Reservoir of flatnose fish, the total release of flatfish to the Tarim River Basin has exceeded 1.34 million, the number of marked releases has reached 180,000.
All along, the Bohu County Party Committee and the government have attached great importance to the development, utilization and protection of aquatic biological resources, taken the conservation of aquatic biological resources as an important measure to improve the ecological environment of the waters of Bosten Lake, enhance ecological civilization, and build a beautiful flower capital, actively carried out artificial breeding and stocking activities of fishery resources, strictly implemented the fishing ban period system, strengthened the monitoring and rectification of water resources and environment, protected and enforced the law of aquatic wildlife, and carried out fishery law enforcement work according to law, with remarkable results.
"Breeding and stocking is the concrete embodiment of the concept that practicing green water and green mountains is Jinshan Yinshan, and also the practical action of deeply implementing the Fisheries Law of the People's Republic of China and the Action Plan for the Conservation of China's Aquatic Biological Resources." Chen Jiangwei, director of the Bohu County Agricultural and Rural Bureau, said that it is now the fishing ban period of Bosten Lake, and it is also the breeding season of fish, hoping that through breeding and stocking activities, all sectors of society will be mobilized to actively support the conservation of aquatic biological resources of Bosten Lake, and jointly build a beautiful Bo Lake with fish-water affinity and harmony between man and nature.
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Xinjiang held the 2020 Spring National Grade I Protected Aquatic Wild Animal - Flatnose Fish LabelIng Release Activity in Bosten Lake in Bosten Lake, Bohu County, and 40,000 flat-kissed fish known as "giant pandas in the water" swam happily along the "slide" to the arms of Bosten Lake's mother. Photo by Nian Lei
Nowadays, the rivers along Bosten Lake are clear and clear, the shores are green and beautiful, the egrets are flocked, and the people and waters are harmonious... With the continuous improvement of the ecological environment, it provides a "beautiful" capital for the development of global tourism in Bohu, and a good ecological environment brings tourists a more comfortable tourism experience.
On the same day, at the Bosten Lake estuary wharf, Wang Qi, a tourist from Sichuan, also participated in the breeding and stocking activities, she said: "Seeing small fish swimming happily into Bosten Lake, I feel very new and happy, the water environment here is particularly good, I hope that the sky of Bo Lake is bluer, the water is clearer, and the fish are fatter." ”
Bosten Lake is China's largest inland water lake, with rich bait resources, huge fishing potential, the lake produced in the snakehead, grass carp, silver carp, crab and other 10 aquatic product species and the Great Lakes area of 1.5 million acres of water respectively through the national organic fish products and origin certification. On November 25, 2013, The Carp of Lake Bosten and the Grass Carp of Lake Bosten were approved as products protected by geographical indications.
The development of Bohu Fishery, while paying attention to economic benefits, pays more attention to the organic combination of social benefits and ecological benefits, and realizes "showing water with fish, entertaining people with fish, longevity with fish, and benefiting the people with fish". Nowadays, Bohu is making full use of local tourism resources, through the integration of fishing culture, water culture, sand culture, reed culture, Donggui cultural and tourism resources, launching fishermen's life experience, fishing culture display, characteristic fishing villages, fishing competitions and other recreational fishery projects, an industrial chain related to "fish" is booming. (End)