2025 East China Sea Fishing Season: Thousands of Vessels Sail Escorted on First Day

8月5日中午12时，东海伏季休渔正式结束，浙江舟山、台州、温州等沿海渔港千帆竞发，万余艘专项特许作业渔船在海事部门护航下奔赴渔场。此次开渔规模创近年新高，交通运输部同步启动“2025 护航开渔行动”，以海空立体监管网络为渔业生产保驾护航。

At 12:00 noon on August 5, the summer closed fishing season in the East China Sea officially came to an end. Thousands of vessels set sail from coastal fishing ports in Zhoushan, Taizhou, Wenzhou and other cities in Zhejiang Province, with over 10,000 special licensed fishing vessels heading to fishing grounds under the escort of maritime authorities. The scale of this fishing season opening hits a new high in recent years. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Transport launched the "2025 Escort for Fishing Season Opening Campaign" to safeguard fishing production through a sea-air three-dimensional supervision network.

在舟山沈家门渔港，千艘渔船组成钢铁雁阵，桁杆拖虾、笼壶类、刺网和灯光围网等专项特许作业船满载冰鲜饵料和生活物资依次出港。岱山县近千艘渔船率先启航，船老大们表示已备好500张渔网和40吨冰块，目标直指东海南部海域的鲳鱼、马头鱼等经济鱼种。台州温岭等地的206艘大型渔船则集结齿头海域，重点捕捞梭子蟹、虾蛄等时令海鲜。

At Shenjiamen Fishing Port in Zhoushan, a thousand fishing boats formed a "steel geese formation". Special licensed fishing vessels engaged in pole-and-line shrimp trawling, pot and trap fishing, gillnetting, and light seine netting, loaded with frozen bait and daily supplies, set sail one after another. Nearly a thousand fishing boats from Daishan County took the lead in departing. Skippers stated that they had prepared 500 fishing nets and 40 tons of ice, targeting economic fish species such as pomfrets and horsehead fish in the southern waters of the East China Sea. In Wenling, Taizhou, 206 large fishing boats gathered in Chitou waters, focusing on catching seasonal seafood like swimming crabs and mantis shrimps.

此次开渔得到全方位安全保障。交通运输部调派上海、浙江等地58艘海巡船艇、1架固定翼飞机和 21 架无人机，在进出港航道、渔区等重点水域实施“空海一体”护航，通过智慧海事系统实时预警碰撞风险。浙江海事部门还推行商渔船错峰出行机制，在舟山、宁波等渔港部署 40 余艘海巡艇驻点值守，确保万艘渔船有序出海。

Comprehensive safety guarantees were in place for the fishing season opening. The Ministry of Transport deployed 58 maritime patrol vessels, 1 fixed-wing aircraft and 21 drones from Shanghai, Zhejiang and other regions to carry out "air-sea integrated" escort in key waters such as inbound and outbound channels and fishing areas, with real-time collision risk warnings via the smart maritime system. Zhejiang Maritime Safety Administration also implemented a staggered travel mechanism for commercial and fishing vessels, stationing over 40 maritime patrol boats at fishing ports in Zhoushan, Ningbo and other places to ensure the orderly departure of tens of thousands of fishing boats.

市场端呈现积极信号。崇明横沙渔港首日运回3.6万斤梭子蟹，批发价25-35元/斤，预计一周后价格将随捕捞量增加回落。洞头区渔家厨娘杨素兰表示，开渔后鱼丸、海鲜排档订单激增，鲜活渔获最快隔日即可端上餐桌。

Positive signals emerged on the market front. Hengsha Fishing Port in Chongming shipped back 36,000 catties (18,000 kg) of swimming crabs on the first day, with wholesale prices ranging from 25 to 35 yuan per catty. It is expected that prices will drop in a week as catches increase. Yang Sulan, a "fisherman's chef" in Dongtou District, said that orders for fish balls and seafood food stalls have surged since the fishing season opened, and fresh seafood can be served on the table as soon as the next day.

“我们带了足够的冰和柴油，希望这次能满载而归！”舟山船老大张舟军站在甲板上眺望远方。随着“护航开渔行动”持续推进，这场从浪尖到舌尖的丰收盛宴，不仅承载着渔民对美好生活的向往，更见证着我国海洋生态保护与可持续发展的生动实践。

"We've brought enough ice and diesel, and hope to return fully loaded this time!" said Zhang Zhoujun, a Zhoushan skipper, standing on the deck and looking into the distance. As the "Escort for Fishing Season Opening Campaign" progresses, this harvest feast from the waves to the dining table not only carries fishermen's longing for a better life but also witnesses the vivid practice of China's marine ecological protection and sustainable development.