Ponds in Helan county are no longer barren

Several marine products being raised across fishing farms

Years ago, ponds in Helan county were barren saline-alkaline marshes. Now many marine products, including freshwater fish, are being raised across a myriad of fish farms in the county in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region.

The county government has found a new path to curb its saline-alkaline land to develop its economy through fishing, allowing the aquatic product farming industry to shine in the inland region.

According to Dong Yuehui, director of the Yellow River Economic Fish and Aquatic Germplasm Resources Field, more than 5 metric tons of rainbow trout and dozens of fish species, including carp, grass carp, mandarin fish and sturgeon, are being raised in 20 huge circular aquaculture farms in the field.