From water to land, fishermen in east China embrace new life ashore

Changes can bring opportunities. From water to land, Poyang Lake fishermen in east China embrace new life ashore after China instituted a 10-year fishing ban starting from this year.

Pan Haimu, 59-year-old, is a fisherman living in Hukou County, east China's Jiangxi Province. He has been living on fishing for almost 40 years.

After the fishing ban was implemented, his village established a agricultural cooperative, which transfered 500 mu of land to develop specialty planting industry. Ex-fishermen can claim the seedlings and land in the cooperative, take charge of management of the seedlings, and receive dividends.