SAVE the SEA 護生愛海洋

"Human have taken so much resources from the Ocean,

our hope is to put back something in return..."

In 2010, SUNSHINE ACTION ltd 耀陽行動 started 'SAVE the SEA 護生愛海洋' Program which will promote the following activities in the countries we visit:

- Release life '放生' in the sea by releasing fish fry '魚苗'‏or small fishes and other aquatic life appropriate to the ocean region.

- Promote appropriate sea environment for aquatic life living, including mini Artificial Reefs to maximize the chance of Survival for the fish & aquatic life.

- Promote responsible aquaculture.

- Promote cleaner beaches.

SUNSHINE ACTION ltd 耀陽行動 will work with government entities, ocean conservation specialist to consider all aspects of our program in maximizing chance of survival, environmental balance, safety and sustainability. 

Some of the species released by SUNSHINE ACTION 耀陽行動 in the Ocean:

- Serranus merra 金錢斑 : 金錢斑的主要產地在紅海、非洲東岸，澳洲與台灣也有少量生產，體灰褐色，有暗斑約排成五個總列點，屬於大型石斑，中文學名為藍身大石斑，已被澳洲列入保護魚種.

– Seriola dumerili (Seriola purpurescens) 章雄

- Lutianus argentimaculatus 紅鮪

- Tachypleus tridentatus 中國鱟:  is the only horseshoe crab species in Japan and is protected as a national treasure, but a sharp decline in number has been reported in recent years as a consequence of habitat destruction and marine pollution. The Blue Blood of this animal is famous for very high medical value.

- Yellow Tail 油甘魚 : On the most consumed raw fishes in SUSHI Restaurants around the World.

- Lutjanus Sabae 紅魚

- Areolate Grouper 芝麻斑

- Star Snapper 石蚌

-Siganus Oramin (Rabbit Fish) 泥鯭
- Marbled rockfish 石九公: 石九公是華南一帶的稱呼，酷似石斑魚，但體型細小，只有2O厘米長，有多個種類。  頭上有刺，第一背鰭大而且硬，是石九公的特徵。  魚身的顏色隨環境而變異，如棲息在淺水岩礁的，牠便呈紅色，生息在深水岩礁間的，牠便呈赤紅色，並有深黃色的斑紋。

- Trachinotus blochii 黃立倉

- Acanthopagrus schlegeli 黑立

Overfishing occurs when fishing activities reduce fish stocks below an acceptable level.  We often consume too many marine resources, but forget to put back in return. The fishing rest period in Hong Kong is only 2 months which is far from enough.  In China, this period is 2.5 months only. Ultimately overfishing may lead to resource depletion in cases of subsidised fishing, low biological growth rates and critical low biomass levels.  For example, overfishing of sharks has led to the upset of entire marine ecosystems.

The ability of fisheries to naturally recover also depends on whether the conditions of the ecosystems are suitable for population growth. Dramatic changes in species composition may establish other equilibrium energy flows that involve other species compositions than had been present before (ecosystem shift). For example, remove nearly all the trout, and the carp might take over and make it nearly impossible for the trout to re-establish a breeding population.

According to a 2008 UN report, the world's fishing fleets are losing $50 billion USD each year through depleted stocks and poor fisheries management. The report, produced jointly by the World Bank and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), asserts that half the world's fishing fleet could be scrapped with no change in catch. In addition, the biomass of global fish stocks have been allowed to run down to the point where it is no longer possible to catch the amount of fish that could be caught.

 With present and forecast levels of the world population it is not possible to solve the overfishing issue; however, there are mitigation measures that can save selected fisheries and forestall the collapse of others.

In order to meet the problems of overfishing, a precautionary approach and Harvest Control Rule (HCR) management principles have been introduced in the main fisheries around the world. The Traffic Light color convention introduces sets of rules based on predefined critical values, which could be adjusted as more information is gained.

The "United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea" treaty deals with aspects of overfishing in articles 61, 62, and 65. Article 61 requires all coastal states to ensure that the maintenance of living resources in their exclusive economic zones is not endangered by over-exploitation. The same article addresses the maintenance or restoration of populations of species above levels at which their reproduction may become seriously threatened. Article 62 provides that coastal states: "shall promote the objective of optimum utilization of the living resources in the exclusive economic zone without prejudice to Article 61" Article 65 provides generally for the rights of, inter alia, coastal states to prohibit, limit, or regulate the exploitation of marine mammals.

Another possible solution, at least for some areas, is fishing quotas, so fishermen can only legally take a certain amount of fish. A more radical possibility is declaring certain areas of the sea "no-go zones" and make fishing there strictly illegal, so the fish in that area have time to recover and repopulate.

Controlling consumer behavior and demand is a key in mitigating action. Worldwide a number of initiatives emerged to provide consumers with information regarding the conservation status of the seafood available to them. The Guide to Good Fish Guides lists a number of these.

HONG KONG  香港

Sunshine Action is planning to release over 10'000 fish fry appropriate to the Hong Kong sea in 2011.

Give life '放生' Date in HK :   2012 - SAT 28 APR : 7:30 am - SAT 09 JUN : 2:00 pm World Ocean Day ***Sai Kun Ferry Pier***

香港位於中國東南海岸，由九龍半島和200多個小島組成，雖然本港水域面積 (1650平方公里) 僅為南中國海 (340萬平方公里) 的0.05%，但海魚的種類卻佔南中國海水域的三成。香港海魚種類繁多，原因是水文獨特，而且有各種不同的生境。香港水域匯合了三種沿岸流(中國海沿岸流、南中國海流和黑潮)、珠江徑流和湧升流，此外，亦有各式各樣的海洋生境，包括泥質和沙質的底土層、岩岸、珊瑚礁和新敷設的人工魚礁等。 香港魚類學的研究有150年歷史，錄得的海水魚達997種，分屬27目135科，約佔南中國海海魚種類(3365種)的三成。據文獻所載，台灣和菲律賓；香港東北和東南水域的海魚超過2000種。預計將來香港水域會錄得更多的魚類品種。

本港最常見的十科魚類包括虎魚科(74種)、隆頭魚科(41種)、鮨科(39種)、笛鯛科(35種)、雀鯛科(30種)、天竺鯛科(27種)、石首魚科(24種)和蝴蝶魚科(23種)。

Hong Kong, comprised of a single peninsula and over 200 offshore islands, is situated in the southeastern coast of Mainland China. Though the territorial waters of Hong Kong (1650 km²) is only 0.05% that of the South China Sea (3.4 million km²), the marine fish diversity of the former is about 30% that of the latter. This relatively high fish diversity is the result of Hong Kong's unique hydrology and diverse habitat. Hong Kong waters is a mixture of 3 coastal currents (the Chinese Coastal Current, the South China Sea Drift and Kuroshio Current ), Pearl River runoff and upwelling. In addition, there are diversified marine habitats including muddy and sandy substratum, rocky shores, coral reefs and the recently deployed artificial reefs.

Throughout one and a half centuries of Hong Kong ichthyological history, a total of 997 marine fish species of 135 families and 27orders were recorded. This is about 30% of the total fish species (3365 species) that can be found in the South China Sea. Within the waters of Taiwan and the Philippines, northeastern and southeastern of Hong Kong, over 2000 marine fish species were documented. It is expected that more and more fish species will be recorded in Hong Kong waters in the coming future.

The 10 most abundant fish families are Gobiidae (74 species), Labridae (41 species), Serranidae (39 species), Carangidae (39 species), Lutjanidae (35 species), Scorpaenidae (33 species), Pomacentridae (30 species), Apogonidae (27 species), Sciaenidae (24 species) and Chaetodontidae (23 species).

Artificial Reef 人工魚礁

人工魚礁是非常有效的聚集及支援大量魚群的裝置，它能為香港大多數只有軟底的海床的水域提供一些複雜的硬面生態環境。大型的人工魚礁更可藉改變水流為魚類提供理想的覓食機會。當水流過大型的人工魚礁時，外圍會形成高流量區，而下游地帶即形成低流量區。這些水流區能聚集水中的浮游生物，吸引攝食它們的魚類和這些魚類的捕食者。人工魚礁亦可促進附著生物的定居和發展，這些附著生物如多毛蟲，藤壺和貽貝等在人工魚礁成長，因此吸引更多獵食者如蟹、蝦和魚類等前來覓食，為生態環境有限的海域創造了出一個全新和複雜的食物網.

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