Threedaysaweek,reefprotectorFuMingyou,42,travelstoXishazhouIslandwiththreeotherworkersaftersailing4nauticalmilesfromZhaoshuIslandinHainanprovince.There,theycollectgarbagebroughtinbythetides,mainlyplasticbagsandglassbottles,inthesurroundingwaters.
FuisaformerfishermanfromtheportareaofTanmeninthecityofQionghaioneasternHainanIsland.
HehasbeenworkingasareefprotectorsincethegovernmentinSansha,Chinassouthernmostcity,startedtoimplementtheislandchiefsystemintheQilianyuIslandsinSeptember.
"SometimeswecollectbagsofrubbishforadayandbringthembackfordisposalonZhaoshuIsland,"Fusaid.
Fualsoischargedwithcheckingandrecordingseaturtlenestsontheislandtoprovidedetailedinformationtothelocalgovernmenttobetterprotectthecreatures.
SanshaintroducedtheislandchiefsystemonatestbasisinSeptember.IslandchiefswereappointedfortheQilianyuIslandstobettersafeguardthemarineenvironment,accordingtotheSanshagovernment.
Theislandchiefsystemhastwolevels,withthedirectoroftheQilianyuIslandsofficeservingasthegeneralislandchief,andsevenotherislandchiefsresponsibleforjurisdictionoverspecificislandsincludingtheZhaoshu,North,Xishazhou,Nanshazhou,Zhongshazhou,ZhongdaoandNandao,andBeishazhouislands.
Theycarryoutinvestigationsandcollectdataforeachislandandreef,provideadviceonenvironmentprotection,solvepollutantemissionproblemsincollaborationwithotherdepartments,andmonitorandpunishillegaltourismandfishing.Theyalsoencouragethegrowthofvegetation.
Fifteenfishermenhavebeenhired,saidZouZhi,associateconsultantwiththeadministrationofficeforZhaoshuIsland.
"Thenumberofseaturtlenestsontheislandshasincreasedfrom52intothisyear,"hesaid,andcasesofillegaltourismandillegallylandingontheislandshavebeendeterred.
MarineenvironmentalprotectionhasbeenatopconcernsinceSanshawasestablishedin.
"Consideringitsfragileecology,Sanshamustputenvironmentalprotectioninfirstplace,"saidShiHaitao,aprofessorofturtleresearchandconservationandvice-presidentofHainanNormalUniversity.
"Implementingtheislandchiefsystemshowslocalgovernmentconsidersenvironmentalprotectionveryimportant.
"Thepracticeofnaminggovernmentofficialsasislandchiefswillstrengthencooperationwithotherdepartmentsandimprovetheefficiencyofmarineprotection,"Shisaid.
Fusaid,"IhavelivedonZhaoshuIslandmorethan15years,anditisbe
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