Haikou Communication Center Fully Escorts to Ensure Smooth Communication for Fishing

At 12:00 on August 16, the three-and-a-half-month 2026 South China Sea summer fishing moratorium officially ended. Fishing boats from northern Hainan, western Guangdong, and southern Guangxi densely passed through the Qiongzhou Strait to go out to sea. On the first day of fishing, nearly 5,000 fishing boats were expected to cross the strait. To effectively prevent the risk of collisions between commercial and fishing vessels, the Haikou Communication Center, focusing on its core function of maritime communication support, joined forces with the Haikou Maritime Safety Administration to ensure the smooth start of the fishing season. They dispatched personnel aboard the "Haixun 1102" vessel to conduct radio monitoring and support work along the Qiongzhou Strait passenger and cargo transport route.

During the operation, personnel carried portable monitoring equipment aboard the vessel, focusing on real-time signal monitoring of maritime very high frequency channels 16 and 08, as well as the dedicated frequency of the Automatic Identification System (AIS). The personnel closely monitored the communication channel usage during the peak departure times of fishing boats, investigating suspicious signals one by one to ensure smooth communication for vessel coordination and maritime department dispatch instructions. To address potential radio interference risks caused by the concentrated passage of fishing boats, personnel collected spectrum data on-site and analyzed signal quality, effectively supporting the maintenance of navigation order on-site.

Next, the Haikou Communication Center will strengthen coordination and collaboration with maritime departments, focusing on its primary responsibility of communication monitoring. It will continue to carry out electromagnetic environment monitoring in key waters after the start of the fishing season, providing solid communication technology support to prevent and mitigate the risk of collisions between commercial and fishing vessels.