Research On Fengtian Fishery Company In Late Qing Dynasty And Early Republic Of China （1906-1931）

Fengtian Province is located in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea region,with a long coastline,abundant coastal fishery resources,and a long history of fishery development.However,due to the long-term use of traditional fishery production and management models,the level of fishery production technology is low and cannot meet the needs of social development,especially in Japan.After occupying the Lvda area,it expanded its sphere of influence in Fengtian Province.The coastal fishing rights of Fengtian Province were continuously violated by Japan,and the territorial sea sovereignty was also severely damaged.In order to resist Japan’s frequent violations of fishing rights in Fengtian Province,at a time when a wave of fishery companies was established in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces,in 1906,Zhao Erxun,then the general of Shengjing,petitioned the court to set up a fishery management agency with fishery companies as the mainstay.In this context,Fengtian Fishery Company was established.At the beginning of the company’s establishment,it was a joint venture between the government and the businessmen.It was an official fishery administration agency to manage and protect the coastal fisheries in Fengtian Province.It involved emphasis on fishing laws and the implementation of seizure protection.With the development and reform of the company,it was changed to The nature of official supervision and business management,at this time,the rights,status and functions of fishery companies have changed.The Fengtian Fisheries General Administration is responsible for the collection and protection of coastal fisheries.The two together constitute a complete fishery administration organization,complementing each other and working together to manage and maintain Fengtian.Provincial Fisheries.Regarding the operation and fishery management of Fengtian Fishery Company,it embodies the characteristics of modernization of fishery in Fengtian Province,including the adoption of the new company’s internal organization and joint-stock operation mode;along with the construction of fishery laws and regulations,the fishery management system is gradually improved,and the fishery management system is gradually improved.Supply and marketing agencies carry out specialized management,and at the same time rationally divide coastal fishery areas,making fishery management work more standardized.In addition,under the active planning of the fishing company,the new type of aquatic education has been gradually carried out,in order to achieve the purpose of "promoting fishing rights and consolidating sea rights" in the future.At that time,Japan,relying on its geographical advantages and strong maritime power,plundered the fishery rights and interests along the coast of Fengtian Province for a long time.The two fishery administration agencies jointly safeguard the fishery rights and the integrity of the sea rights in Fengtian Province.In a word,Fengtian Fishery Company has distinct characteristics of the times,which has greatly promoted the modernization of the fishery in Fengtian Province,made the fishery field undergo a change from disorder to order,and more importantly,further stimulated the national consciousness of territorial sea sovereignty.