Video | Comprehensive Patrol by Land, Sea, and Air! The Bohai Bay Strengthens the "Maritime Safety Net"

Since the fishing season opened in September in the Bohai Bay, the frequency of fishing boats operating and vessels coming and going has significantly increased. Hebei and Tianjin have integrated the efforts of party, government, military, police, and civilian forces to work together in multiple dimensions, standardizing maritime production order and safeguarding marine ecological security.

The waters of Caofeidian in Hebei are a traditional fishing ground in Bohai Bay, rich in aquatic resources. After the fishing season opened, the demand for commercial shipping and the fishing operations of fishermen have intertwined, highlighting the conflicts between commercial and fishing activities. In response to this challenge, Caofeidian has coordinated 10 units including maritime affairs, coastal defense, maritime police, and fishery administration to establish a long-term mechanism for the joint management of commercial and fishing safety.

During the joint patrols, law enforcement personnel not only advised and educated vessels operating illegally but also boarded fishing boats to inspect safety facilities and identify various maritime safety hazards.

In addition to the joint patrols by multiple departments, Tangshan in Hebei is also continuously exploring new grassroots governance models that integrate land and sea. The Heiyanzi Coastal Defense Police Station has innovatively established a "Deep Blue Grid" governance system, dividing the 252 fishing boats in its jurisdiction into 11 maritime sub-grids, with experienced fishermen and veteran party members serving as sub-grid leaders, and village officials and resident police officers acting as regional grid leaders, extending governance, service, and party organization building to the front lines of maritime operations.

To further safeguard maritime safety, the Tianjin Binhai New Area has formed a dedicated team of coastal patrol officers. Chen Xuanyang is one of them, and he and his colleagues are responsible for patrolling the 37-kilometer coastline and fishing port docks in their jurisdiction.

While frontline patrol personnel remain steadfast in their posts, various maritime departments in Tianjin are also fully leveraging their functional roles. The maritime police coordinate with law enforcement vessels for aerial inspections, establishing a three-dimensional management framework for maritime affairs, while police forces are organized into groups to conduct detailed inspections of dock mudflats and port waters. An invisible yet impenetrable "maritime safety net" is quietly woven above Bohai Bay.