Ocean and fishery in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province

Introduction: Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province is adjacent to the Yellow Sea in the East, Nantong City and Taizhou City in the south, Yangzhou City and Huai'an City in the west, and Lianyungang City in the north The inland water surface is 2.1 million mu, and the coastline is 582 km long, accounting for about 60% of the total coastline of the province The coastal beach area is 6.85 million mu, accounting for 70% of the total beach area of the province Among them, there are 2.52 million mu in the upper tidal zone and 2.24 million mu in the intertidal zone Dongsha and other radiated sandbanks are 1.91 million mu, and the land forming area of nearly 20000 mu is still growing towards the mainland every year, which is the most potential reserve land resource in Jiangsu Province More than 160 species of phytoplankton and fixed plants, more than 550 species of fish, shrimp, crab, shellfish and other animals have been identified, and two national nature reserves of 180000 mu, Red Crowned Crane and elk, have been built on the beach The proven reserves of oil and natural gas in the city are about 100000 tons and 7.4 billion cubic meters, all of which are under development According to expert argumentation, most of the 12 seaports have plenty of land for port construction, good distribution conditions, and many ports can be built with 50000-100000 ton berths At present, the ports under construction include Binhai port, Sheyang port, Dafeng port, etc During the Ninth Five Year Plan period, with the joint efforts of the cadres and the masses, Yancheng's fishery production exceeded the expected development goal of the ninth five year plan, and made an important contribution to enriching the countryside, the farmers and the market In 2000, the total output of aquatic products was 580000 tons, ranking the first in Jiangsu Province; the per capita income of the city's agricultural population from fisheries reached 370 yuan The total output value of the city's marine economy reached 9 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 20%.