Zhoushan sets record in distant-water catches

Zhoushan in East China's Zhejiang province received customs clearance for 425,000 metric tons of distant-water catches in the first 10 months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 62 percent, local media reported.

The data came from the Zhoushan National Distant-Water Fishery Base, which was recently recognized as the key cold-chain logistics base in China by the National Development and Innovation Committee.

The output value of fishing catches stood at 5.67 billion yuan ($862.39 million) during the same period, a year-on-year increase of 49.84 percent.

At present, more than 680 distant-water fishing boats are gathered at Zhoushan Port.

Kaihuang 102 fishing boat, carrying more than 3,000 tons of tuna, is the 75th cargo ship from outside of Zhejiang this year to berth at Zhoushan Port, according to Zhou Zengren, general manager of Zhoushan Huiqun Distant-Water Fishery Development.

Zhou added that thanks to the supporting policies and newly-built super-low temperature cold storages in the distant-water fishery base, the customs clearance quantity of tuna in the city is expected to exceed 60,000 tons.

The Zhoushan National Distant-Water Fishery Base, founded in 2015, focuses on the deep processing of aquatic products, cold-chain logistics, biopharmacy and distant-water fishing.

With a 7.6-kilometer coastline, the base is capable of receiving 1,300 fishing boats simultaneously.