Fishery Administrations in China

Central Fishery Administration Organ

The central fishery administration organ is named Fishery Bureau under the Ministry of Agriculture. It is responsible for managing national fishery production, making fishery development plans, policies and strategies, instructings fishery economic and business system reform, formulating fishery laws and regulations and inspecting their implementation. Within the Fishery Bureau, there are 14 divisions to achieve its function: General Office, Policy Study Division, Personnel Division, Planning and Infrastructure Division, Financial Division, Aquaculture and Fishery Resource Enhancement Division, Marine Fishing Division, Long Distant Waters Fishing Division, Fishery Product Processing Division, Supplies and Marketing Division, Technology and Education Division, Statistic Division, International Cooperation Division and Fishery Machinery Division.

Local Fishery Administration Organs

In most provinces, cities, prefectures and even in some counties, there are fishery administration organs, which function similarly to the central fishery administration organ.