China: Fishing industry facing dwindling resources
(fis.com) A severe decline resources nearly paralyzed the fishing industry in eastern China earlier this year, leaving many boats anchored during the prime fishing season. Dwindling stocks brought on by years of over-fishing has become a challenge for many countries around the world. With this in mind, China and other nations are starting to exploit the resources of the South Pole. Zhang Wan takes a closer look.
Cao Yonglei has been a crewman for many years. Currently, he is preparing for a fishing trip 600 to 700 nautical miles away that will take around 5 months. He says that ten years ago they traveled only a few dozen miles for fishing, but nowadays, they travel further, they get less.