On December 11, Xu Jie, deputy director of Wuxi Municipal Party Committee, accompanied by Gao Pei, deputy secretary-General of Wuxi Municipal Party Committee, and Hui Lian, deputy director of Wuxi Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs visited FFRC to conduct a special investigation on the development of modern fishery in Wuxi.

At the meeting, Director Xu Pao reported on the development of Wuxi's modern fishery industry during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period and the work and specific ideas to be carried out by FFRC in supporting and serving the development of Wuxi's aquatic seed industry, smart fishery, high-quality fishery, ecological protection of Yangtze River and ecological fishery of Taihu Lake, and strengthening the leading industrialized companies in Wuxi.

Researcher Zhu Jian, Researcher Fu Hongtuo, and Associate Researcher Wen Haibo briefly reported on the scientific research achievements of their respective teams in integrated fish farming, ecological engineering transformation of pond culture, demonstration and extension of "Taihu No. 2" freshwater prawn, and freshwater large yellow croaker breeding, and the effectiveness of close cooperation with local towns and enterprises in Wuxi to support the development of Wuxi’s fishery industry.

Five enterprise representatives made their speeches respectively, reporting their respective business conditions and industrial development models, and put forward suggestions for the development of modern fishery industry in Wuxi.

After listening to all the reports, Deputy Director Xu Jie fully affirmed the work and achievements of FFRC in supporting Wuxi's fishery development and local economic construction over the years. He hoped that FFRC will combine the advantages and characteristics of Wuxi's fishery development to provide scientific and technological support and intellectual guarantee for the modernization of Wuxi's fishery development.

During the investigation, Deputy Director Xu Jie also went to the Dept. of Biotechnology, Dept. of Aquaculture and other departments to communicate with relevant scientific and technical personnel.