FUJIAN- A number of journalists from some Asian and Pacific countries visited a huge fish farm at Sandu'ao Port in Ningde City, Fujian Province, in the southeast of China.

All the visiting journalists were impressed by all those great infrastructures and facilities established on the sea.

Sandu’ao enjoys favorable geographical condition and excellent water quality, making it an ideal environment for breeding yellow croakers.

Since 2018, Ningde City has undertaken large-scale comprehensive reforms in offshore aquaculture, investing in environmentally friendly plastic fish cages, new types of small fish cages, and hollow floating buoys.

These initiatives aim to gradually replace traditional wooden fish farms and foam floats. A total of 1.427 million fish farms have been cleared, upgraded or renovated, and the infrastructure of offshore aquaculture has been standardized.

These efforts have transformed Sandu'ao into a veritable paradise for large yellow croakers.

Sandu'ao is an eco-friendly aquaculture center in Ningde, that serves as a major hub for the farming of large yellow croaker.

Today, large yellow croakers from Fujian Province are popular on dining tables across China. Remarkably, eight out of every 10 large yellow croakers consumed in the country come from Ningde.

Visiting Ningde was a part of the Asian and Pacific journalists’ trip to Fujian Province, organized by the China International Press Communication Center (CIPCC), in collaboration with China Global Television Network (CGTN), and CCTV+, a video news agency belonging to the state-owned China Central Television (CCTV).

CIPCC, under the China Public Diplomacy Association (CPDA), has initiated a program to build a platform for the media from countries around the world, especially developing countries, to observe China and study development in this country.

In each edition of the program, journalists from all around the world gather together to get familiar with the modern China and exchange their experiences in the field of journalism.

In 2024 edition of the program, started in late February and planned to end in late June, over 100 journalists from more than 90 countries are participating.

Photo: A view of fish farms at Sandu'ao Port in Ningde City, Fujian Province (by Mahnaz Abdi)