Behind the stories of the fishing village, the story of the sea, and the story of the food are the stories of people. Wusha Village in Yongning Town is close to the sea, and the villagers have made a living by fishing for generations. The reporter learned that there are still more than 40 fishermen in the village still using the ancient method of casting nets to fish in the waters of Shenhu Bay. Originating from ancient fishing, driving catch trade, and then making every effort to create a fishing town-style aesthetic space? In recent years, Waisha Village has maintained sustained and stable production of the fishery industry while implementing the rural revitalization strategy, and developed industries related to marine tourism.
What the conch collectors are picking is the ultimate freshness from the Daya Festival
Wusha Village faces the sea, and the sea water is blue and clear. It is famous for its rich conch resources. At about 5 o'clock in the morning, the sky has turned white. Shi Heping, a 66-year-old snail collector, came to the beach in Maosha Village. He wore the same searchlight on his head as a coal miner. This searchlight has been accompanying this snail collector for 8 years. In the sea at this time, the tide has receded, and the waves are gently lapping at the rocks, which is perfect for fishing for snails.
Shi Heping held an iron hook, a mesh bag, and wore a one-piece waterproof suit as he shuttled between the slits of the rocks in the waves. The deeper you go into the sea, the clearer the water becomes, and the conchs in the slits of the reef become larger and more numerous. When the lamp shines, the snails on the rocks will become motionless. The iron hook he brought was homemade, with a curved hook at the top. With a skillful hook, the conches adsorbed on the reef escaped into the mesh bag. Most of the conches collected that day were Wang snails. The reefs where the prosperous snails grow are surrounded by bitter snails, and snail collectors are occasionally surprised to harvest valuable seafood such as sea urchins.
At 7 o'clock in the morning, Shi Heping's net bag was already filled with various wild conches. His ravaged face was filled with the joy and happiness of the harvest. Immediately, he put the conch into the seawater tank of the fishing boat. Later, a seafood restaurant would come to collect the conch.
? I can’t describe how delicious the conch tastes. You can only appreciate it by eating it yourself. Shi Heping, who has been a fisherman all his life, told reporters that he only collected 3 to 5 kilograms of conches after working for 1 to 2 hours in the early morning. At present, there are not many experienced snail collectors, and there are only seven in Wusha Village.
The fishery trading market is filled with the alluring smell of seafood
At 11 a.m., at the fishing pier in Wusha Village, several small fishing boats with a carrying capacity of about 1 ton returned one after another. Autumn is the harvest season for local sea crabs with fat and green shells. The catch also includes various plump ocean fish, meaty shrimps and mushrooms, etc. Baskets of seafood slid directly from the conveyor belt to the shore, and were immediately carried into the fishery trading market on the pier. The air is filled with the tempting smell of seafood.
Wang Jinxun, 64 years old, sold more than 100 kilograms of catch that day, including stone fish, black eagle, hairtail, octopus, etc. It is understood that fishermen earn about 100,000 yuan a year from fishing. Cai Haihai, secretary of the Party branch of Wusha Village, told reporters that there are still more than 40 households in the village with old fishermen like Wang Jinxun. More than 40 offshore net fishing boats docked at sea are their tools for making a living.
As long as the weather permits, fishermen will choose the time to go out to sea according to the tide. They usually sail out to sea between 2 and 5 a.m., cast nets in the Shenhu Bay waters, and return at noon. There are also three speedboats in the village, which specialize in fishing for expensive deep-sea fish such as fish and yellow fin. The fishermen each formed a WeChat notification group. As soon as the ship docked at the dock, fishery purchasers were already waiting on the shore. These seafood products will be transported to major aquatic product wholesale markets in Quanzhou.
The reporter learned that in order to develop and expand the village’s fishery industry, fishermen also built a controlled wild deep-sea breeding farm starting in 2016. Simulating the pure natural growth model, more than 2,000 green dragons and fish were bred, with a success rate of over 80%.
Create an aesthetic space with fishing village style
Waosha Village has islands such as Nanpan, Houma, Yudong Lighthouse and Shahuzai and Waishawama beaches. A stunning coast with endless possibilities. Cai Shanghai told reporters that in recent years, the village has been thinking about how to deeply integrate leisure fishing and rural tourism to create a unique local fishing village style, create a rich leisure fishing industry, and increase the village's collective income.
After various efforts, on the morning of October 16 this year, the Xiyu Shishi Ninghai Light House cultural tourism project officially started construction in Wusha Village. The project has an investment of approximately 20 million yuan and covers an area of ??approximately 3,000 m^2. It is expected to be completed and operational in May 2023.
This project includes sea view B&B, sea cafe, beach camping, etc. It will be built into a seaside aesthetic vacation space waiting for you to check in. By then, tourists can watch the sea under the caress of the beautiful scenery at dusk and catch the sunrise. , camping on the beach and counting the stars, riding speedboats and beach motorcycles, singing and dancing at the beach music festival?