Tianshan Snow Water Cultivates South American White Shrimp, Xinjiang's "Seafood" Is Truly "Fresh"
CCTV News: Recently, the topic of abundant "seafood" harvest in Xinjiang has frequently become a hot topic on the internet. Netizens say that the "seafood" produced in Xinjiang should be called truly "fresh". Everyone is curious about how Xinjiang, located in the arid northwest inland region, can cultivate the "shrimp soldiers and crab generals" that people only remember from coastal and lake areas? What "new tricks" were used? Our reporter came to a South American white shrimp breeding base in Aksu, southern Xinjiang to see how they managed it.
CCTV reporter Ildus: This is a seafood breeding base located in Aksu City, northwest of the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang. Do you know that Xinjiang, the world's farthest away from the sea, has ushered in a Dafengshou (Salad of assorted fresh vegetables) of "seafood", and now it is the season for fresh shrimp to come on the market. How is the "seafood" in Xinjiang cultivated? Today, I will take you to visit the Nanmei White Shrimp Breeding Base in Aksu City, Xinjiang.
Zhou Jingsen, the person in charge of the Runze Breeding Base in Aksu City: These two ponds cover an area of 16 acres, and the water comes from the snow water of the Tianshan Mountains. The surface of the water now looks calm, but it's the harvest season and it's already on the market. I invite you to experience our fishermen's life.
CCTV reporter Elidus: Where do the South American white shrimp fry currently being raised come from?
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Zhou Jingsen, the person in charge of Runze Breeding Base in Aksu City: This shrimp fry was introduced from Hainan.
CCTV reporter Elidus: As far as I know, South American white shrimp belongs to tropical shrimp. What should be noted during the breeding process?
Zhou Jingsen, the person in charge of Runze Breeding Base in Aksu City: This is our shrimp pond for "light aquaculture of sea shrimp".
CCTV reporter Elidus: What is "light shrimp farming" and what are the difficulties?
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Zhou Jingsen, the person in charge of the Runze Aquaculture Base in Aksu City, said that "light aquaculture of sea shrimp", as the name suggests, refers to the cultivation of seafood in freshwater. There are difficulties in technical requirements, and the difficulty lies in adapting sea shrimp to the freshwater environment of Xinjiang. This desalination pool is a separate pool within this pool, which is an independent environment that adjusts the water in this pool to a water environment close to seawater. After the introduction of shrimp fry, we immediately placed them in the seawater environment for aquaculture. Starting from the second day, we added local fresh water from Aksu, Xinjiang at a fixed time and quantity every day, gradually reducing the salinity of the seawater every day and allowing the shrimp fry to adapt to the local environment. After adding fresh water every day for seven to ten days to make the water environment in this desalination tank similar to that in the pond, we can put the shrimp fry into the pond for aquaculture.
CCTV reporter Elidus: Is the water in this big pond pure fresh water or does it have some salt?
Zhou Jingsen, the person in charge of Runze Breeding Base in Aksu City: The local water in Aksu carries a little salt.
CCTV reporter Elidus: How many degrees Celsius does a typical South American white shrimp adapt to?
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Zhou Jingsen, the person in charge of Runze Breeding Base in Aksu City: Generally, the water temperature that South American white shrimp can adapt to is around 25 ℃. After the water temperature is below 18 ℃, it is not suitable for the growth of shrimp. After the desalination process is completed and the shrimp fry enter the pond, we need to monitor the water environment of the pond every day, including temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH value, ammonia nitrogen, and nitrite.
CCTV reporter Elidus: Audience friends, look, this is South American white shrimp farmed in Xinjiang. As a native of Xinjiang, I have also seen such a large South American white shrimp for the first time in my hometown. As you can see, these South American white shrimp are bouncing around in the basket, crystal clear, and quite large in size.
CCTV reporter Ildus: Including Aksu, there are many other aquaculture bases in Xinjiang that fully utilize and transform saline alkali land to cultivate suitable aquatic products. Netizens also said that the "seafood" produced in Xinjiang is really "fresh". It's almost the Mid-Autumn Festival. Let's try it together.