The winter fishing season has begun in the biggest fresh water aquaculture base of Dongqian Lake on Jan. 8. In the following two months, abundant lake products will be provided to Ningbo citizens. Around 11:00 am on Jan. 8, the first cast of fishing net catches more than 80,000 tons of fishes, including herring, grass carp, silver carp, and spotted silver carp and so on. Dongqian Lake is the biggest fresh water aquaculture base for the “vegetable basket project” of Ningbo with annual output exceeding 1000 tons. Related person with the municipal trade bureau said that Dongqian Lake is also an important base to regulate the supply of aquatic products in Ningbo. During the summer fishing ban period and low seasons of aquatic products supply, the aquaculture base of Dongqian Lake will organize large scale and intensive fishing, which play an important role in meeting the public needs and stabling the prices of aquatic products. It is said that the intensive fishing will last for two months. Nearly 20,000 kg of fresh water products will be provided every day. What’s more, a special exhibition area for aquatic products from Dongqian Lake will be set up at the 19th spring festival commodities fair which is to be held soon.