Haixi Morning Post trainee reporter Chen Qihong Ling Zi reporter Peng Yijun intern Shen Xinyu
Recently, the "heat value" in Xiamen is very high, and many citizens choose to go to the beach to ride the waves to cool off. At the seaside of Huandao Road, at low tide, a group of "sea-catching troops" appeared, picking up flower clams, digging eels, fishing for small fish, catching small shrimp, and being busy.
But did you know? This may damage the ecological environment and may also affect the growth of this rare creature of Wenchang fish. The Morning News reporter conducted a visit and investigation on this.
The reporter hit it straight
At low tide, citizens and tourists rush to the sea
The continuous high temperature weather in recent days has made the seaside the first choice for citizens and tourists.
Yesterday evening, just at low tide, the reporter saw at the seaside of Huandao Road that many citizens came to catch the sea, and also brought various tools, such as toy shovels, sapper shovels, stainless steel spatulas, iron spoons, and even some people brought electric fans. After filtering out the sediment, many clams, small fish, small shrimp, etc. were exposed on the mudflats, and they put on gloves and pocketed them.
Mr. Chen, a citizen, is one of the "sea-catching troops" and is seen waiting on the beach with sapper shovels and storage boxes. "I saw a small video of Douyin saying that there was a lot of seafood on the beach after low tide, so I came early with my tools. I take home the seafood I dig up and share it with my family. He told reporters.
Expert reminder
It may damage the marine environment
However, many citizens and tourists do not know that the Huangcuo-Guanyin Mountain sea area along the Ring Road is not just a popular place to catch the sea. According to Xu Jing, a staff member of the Wenchang Fish Nature Reserve Of Xiamen Chinese White Dolphin, the area around huangcuoshi heading south to the Asia Bay Hotel belongs to the Wenchang Fish Conservation Area. The reporter saw the billboard of the protected area nearby, which marked the specific scope of the protected area, and also clearly stated that "any development and utilization activities that endanger Wenchang fish resources and their habitat environment are strictly prohibited in the core area of the reserve" and "other acts that directly or indirectly damage the marine ecological environment and damage marine living resources are prohibited".
So, will the action of citizens and tourists digging up flower clams have an impact on Wenchang fish? Xu Jing said that after the low tide, the habitat of Wenchang fish in the reserve will be exposed, and if you dig flower clams here, it will destroy the habitat of Wenchang fish.
The Xiamen Municipal Bureau of Ocean Development has made such a reminder on the official website: Wenchang fish mainly live in shallow sea waters with a depth of 5 meters to 10 meters on the medium and coarse sandy ground, and at low tide, citizens and tourists dig with shovels and other tools, which may cause damage to the habitat of Wenchang fish, especially the larger number of sea activities, which has a greater impact and may cause certain harm to Wenchang fish.
During the reporter's visit and investigation, many citizens and tourists said that they did not know that there was a Wenchang fish protection area in the Huangcuo Sea, nor did they know that the act of digging flower clams would affect Wenchang fish, and they would pay attention to it in the future.
Joint law enforcement
Persuade the offending citizens
It is understood that Xiamen has promulgated the "Xiamen Wenchang Fish Nature Reserve Management Measures" and "Xiamen Marine Environmental Protection Several Provisions" and other laws and regulations and normative documents, reminding the public to carry out legal fishing activities, pay attention to the signs and persuasion boards in relevant areas, and avoid the Wenchang Fish Nature Reserve as much as possible.
Xu Jing said that in view of the recent situation of citizens and tourists rushing to the sea to dig flower clams, in addition to expanding the scope of installing signs, billboards and persuasion boards in the relevant areas of the Wenchang Fish Conservation Area, they will also cooperate with relevant departments to carry out joint law enforcement actions, and recruit volunteers to persuade the citizens in the Area of Wenchang Fish Conservation Area, and for the "interest first" team, the law enforcement team will take corresponding measures against them.
Health reminders
Dug-up flower clams are not recommended for consumption
During the visit, the reporter found that the Huangcuo Sea area is one of the most favored sea areas for the "army" of digging flower clams. Zhu Jialin, author of "Xiamen Eating the Sea" and an expert on fishing culture, said that this is because the Huangcuo sea area is highly overlapping with people's range of activities.
It is understood that shellfish are easier to adsorb heavy metal substances, and also have a certain purification effect on the marine environment, if they are eaten without purification treatment, they will be harmful to the human body.
It is reported that most of the flower clams sold in the Xiamen market are not produced in Xiamen, and all shellfish must undergo purification treatment and health testing before entering the market, and the wild flower clams dug up by the public are not recommended to eat.
Little Science
amphioxus
Wenchang fish is an important transitional type of evolution from lower animals to higher animals, it is a living fossil in the evolutionary history of animals, which has important significance in scientific research.
Wenchang fish has high requirements for the living environment, preferring to live in looser gravel land, and it is best to mix a small amount of shell fragments and echinoderm bone fragments in the sand to facilitate its activity and breathing. In addition, its living environment also needs to have a certain degree of salinity of seawater, the water temperature should be cold and warm, the water flow should not be too urgent, the wind and waves should not be too large, etc., because it is "harsh" on the environment, so it is not easy to reproduce.