Recently, the Conference on Innovative Development of Fishing Vessels, Fishing Machinery and Fishing Gear, together with the Lingao County Fishing Net & Fishing Gear Industry Promotion Conference, was grandly held at Country Garden Golden Beach Hot Spring Hotel in Lingao, Hainan. The event brought together industry associations, research institutes, local governments and leading national fishery equipment enterprises. Centering on key themes including industrial policy implementation, cutting‑edge technological innovation, iteration of deep‑sea equipment and collaborative industrial‑chain investment promotion, the conference pooled industry consensus to jointly draw a blueprint for the development of deep‑blue fisheries.

As a professional innovative enterprise specializing in deep‑sea aquaculture marine engineering equipment, Qingdao Qihang Fishing Cage Co., Ltd. was invited to the conference. The company exhibited models of gravity‑type fish cages and lift‑type fish cages. Its representative also participated in the round‑table dialogue, exploring new opportunities for fishery development in the South China Sea with peers nationwide and advancing resource connection across the upstream and downstream industrial chain.

Keeping pace with industrial trends, the conference conducted systematic discussions on frontier areas such as policy‑system building for deep‑sea aquaculture, R&D of intelligent fishing and aquaculture equipment, application of new‑type fishing‑gear materials, industrial upgrading of fish‑cage facilities in the South China Sea, and green low‑carbon development. It delivered authoritative guidance and forward‑looking insights for the innovative growth of China’s fishery‑equipment sector.

During the round‑table dialogue, Li Weiping, representative of Qingdao Qihang Fishing Cage Co., Ltd., exchanged views with delegates from industry associations, research institutions and leading enterprises. They brainstormed on bottlenecks and breakthroughs for the transformation and upgrading of South‑China‑Sea fisheries and discussed pathways for industrial advancement.

As a core fishery hub in Hainan Province, Lingao County boasts solid industrial foundations and sound supporting systems. It serves as a key cluster for fishing‑net and fishing‑gear manufacturing as well as deep‑sea aquaculture in the South China Sea. Benefiting from the policy dividends of Hainan Free Trade Port and the provincial plan for a hundred‑billion‑yuan‑scale deep‑sea‑equipment industry, local deep‑sea fisheries and marine‑ranch construction are embracing a period of strategic opportunities.

During the conference, the delegation including representatives from Qingdao Qihang Fishing Cage Co., Ltd. conducted field investigations at Lingao Jinpugang Development Zone, Xinying Central Fishing Port and the Fishing‑Gear Industrial Park. The team gained in‑depth knowledge of local industrial layouts, carrier resources and investment policies, and took part in special government‑enterprise matchmaking forums. These efforts precisely aligned with the practical demands of Hainan’s marine fishery development and laid a solid foundation for future in‑depth regional cooperation and project implementation.

Cultivating the vast blue ocean, safeguarding national food security. Moving from inshore to deep‑sea waters and from traditional modes to intelligent operations, China’s fishery industry is forging ahead toward high‑quality development, driven by innovation and technology. Building on the outcomes of this conference, Qingdao Qihang Fishing Cage Co., Ltd. will keep focusing on the R&D and popularization of deep‑sea aquaculture equipment, and advance the green, lightweight and intelligent transformation of fishery equipment. The company will boost the accelerated deployment of deep‑sea aquaculture, modern fishing ports and marine‑ranch projects in Hainan, and contribute its share to building China’s “blue granary” and advancing the maritime‑power strategy.