Fishermen team up to fish off Nansha Islands  

海南30艘渔船自发组成捕捞船队赴三沙渔场作业

在鞭炮声中，海南省30艘渔船自发组成2个编队6个小组的捕捞船队，12日上午从三亚市水产码头出发，前往南沙开展捕捞生产活动。船队此次出海捕捞作业时间预计约20天，生产地点在三沙渔场北纬10°南沙的永暑礁附近海域。

Sanya (CNS) -- Thirty fishing boats in Hainan Province spontaneously formed into six teams and headed for the waters off Nansha Islands from the port of Sanya City on July 12, knowing there would be a good catch.

They are in the Sansha Fish Farm near Yongshu Reef of Nansha Islands, and the boat teams intend to carry on for 20-days plying the waters here.

One 3,000-ton comprehensive supply ship leads 29 fishing boats, providing them with oil, water, ice and other necessities. Each boat has fifteen to sixteen fishermen on board.

Liang Yapai, 67, said he felt excited about going fishing at the fish farm, and hoped to have a safe trip as well as a good harvest.