The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs held a deployment meeting on fishery and fisheries for the departmental system in 2026.

On February 6, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs held a deployment meeting for the 2026 fisheries and fishery management work of the system, analyzing the situation and deploying key tasks. The meeting emphasized the need to effectively implement the key points of the fisheries and fishery management work for 2026, stabilize the foundation, and create a new situation. It is necessary to defend the "two bottom lines," ensure the safety of fishermen's lives and properties, and the "safety of the people's tongues"; to draw clear "two red lines," standardize the development of deep-sea fisheries, and crack down on illegal fishing in coastal waters; to shoulder the "two main responsibilities," ensure the supply of high-quality aquatic products, protect fisheries resources and the environment; to stimulate the "two driving forces," deeply promote fishing boat reform and develop new productive forces suitable for local conditions, promote the transformation and upgrading of the fishery industry; to adhere to higher standards and stricter requirements, and forge a strong and powerful team of fisheries and fishery management cadres. The meeting was attended by Deputy Minister Zhang Zhili of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and emphasized the importance of raising political positions and fully implementing the central economic work conference, central rural work conference, central document No. 1, and the deployment of fisheries work by the National Agriculture and Rural Department Heads' Conference. The leaders of the Fisheries and Fishery Management Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Yangtze River Basin Fisheries Management and Supervision Office, the Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences, the National Fisheries Technology Extension Station, the Chinese Fisheries Association, and the Fishery Security Center, as well as relevant social organizations, insurance institutions, and university leaders in the fisheries industry attended the meeting. This article is selected from the official website of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, edited by Jiang Yuanhua.