On May 15-16, Xu Pao, Director of FFRC, Wan Yibing, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of FFRC, and other 3 people went to Hukou County to investigate the protection of aquatic biological resources and the green development of fishery. Hukou County Party Secretary Jiang Xunkai and County Mayor Zeng Baozhu warmly welcomed Director Xu Pao and his group.
The visiting group of Director Xu Pao visited the ecological zone of the north and south ports of Hukou, got a detailed understanding of the overall planning and project progress of the Poyang Lake Aquatic Life Protection Base, and conducted on-site surveys on the waters and surrounding habitats of the north and south ports.
At the meeting, Secretary Jiang Xunkai introduced the scientific protection and rational use of ecological resources of the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake in Hukou County in recent years, as well as the development plan of actively expanding and strengthening the aquatic industry, building a first-class aquatic biological protection base and the Yangtze River finless porpoise ex-situ protection base, and building a national-level aquatic biodiversity ecological demonstration zone.
Subsequently, FFRC signed a cooperation agreement with Hukou County Government and Jiujiang Agriculture and Rural Bureau to jointly promote the protection, research and rational utilization of aquatic biological resources in the Yangtze River Basin, and build a national-level aquatic biodiversity ecological demonstration zone.
