This National Twelfth Five Year Plan for the development of fisheries (2010-2015) is a sectoral document, which aims to support the achievement of Millennium Development Goals, implementation of the National Strategic Development Plan, and compliance with the Law on Fisheries. It is intended for the guidance of all stakeholders in the fisheries sector and to give provenance and guidance to their supporting development and action plans. This Plan seeks to ensure people’s food security. The key areas for strategic intervention will include: increasing rice field fisheries; supporting the growth of small, medium and large-scale freshwater aquaculture; developing marine fisheries and mariculture; making improvements in post-harvest processing and reducing post-harvest loss and waste at small scale operators. The Plan focus on economic and international trade growth in the fisheries sector and take into account the sustainable development of the sector. It addresses the growth in a balanced and integrated manner. The main objectives for the inland fisheries are set to support and increase the carrying capacity of the wetlands system (especially the rice fields), and targets for river and lake fisheries mainly relate to the protection of the ecosystem services that are necessary to the sustainment of fish diversity and numbers. Priority shall be given to conservation and protection including: the mapping, demarcation and protection of flooded forest; the area of critical fisheries habitats under sustainable management. The Plan also addresses preparation and implementation of scientifically-based plans for the sustainable exploitation of marine fisheries. The improvement of livelihoods of people in the sector is one of the key goals of this Plan. In order for the fisheries sector to contribute significantly to the employment and livelihoods of the poor, the Plan sets a number of targets and indicators that focus specifically on poor and disadvantaged groups, such as: the reduction of small-scale fishers and fish processors living below the national poverty line; increasing the ability of women to participate effectively and on an equal basis in fisheries activities; improved employment opportunities through interventions at the community level.Strategic intervention will be taken to support livelihood diversification away from capture fisheries, especially for poor, disadvantaged and vulnerable people in order to help them out of poverty. In development and action planning, priority will be given to certain areas such as research and development, human resource development at central and local level. For aquaculture, in order to achieve immediate growth whilst also maintaining a pro-poor focus, the main interventions will be to support small and family-scale development, primarily through training, the provision of fingerlings, and establishing risk management systems. For fishery, community fishery and rice fisheries production will be the priorities. Post-harvest quality, standards, processes and procedures are identified as core to the achievement of real improvements in livelihoods and trade (both national and international). The interventions will focus on improving quality and enhancing access to markets. One of the key targets is that co-operative associations will provide established and functioning channels to access finance and markets by the end of 2015. The Fisheries Administration will develop standards and guidelines to help improve processing, quality, packaging and safety and will implement formal registration and inspection processes, and great attention will be paid to ensuring that they do not add unnecessarily to the administrative burden on either large or small businesses. The co-ordination, harmonization and management of the development of the fisheries sector towards its vision is the core role and responsibility of the Fisheries Administration.
الصين · 2011-04-01