On December 25, 2021, the unveiling ceremony for the establishment of Yantai Anyuan Sea Cucumber Industry Research Institute was held in the conference room on the second floor of Shandong Anyuan Seed Industry Technology Co., Ltd.

The main attendees of the unveiling ceremony were Wang Qingyin, Chairman of the Chinese Fisheries Society and former Director of the Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences; Wang Yingeng, researcher at the Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, leader of the clinical discipline of aquatic disease prevention and control, and chief scientist in the field of aquatic disease prevention and control at the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences; Sun Huiling, a scientist and second level researcher in sea cucumber aquaculture technology; Luo Yichun, County Magistrate of Xiapu County, Fujian Province, and Lei Changxing, Deputy County Magistrate; Su Zhenfu, Director of the Ocean and Fisheries Bureau of Xiapu County, Fujian Province; Li Chuanqiang, Director of Yantai Marine Development and Fisheries Bureau, and Zou Jihao, Deputy Director; Chang Shengjun, Director of the Marine Development and Fisheries Bureau of Yantai Economic and Technological Development Zone, and Xu Xishui, Deputy Director; Zou Ange, Chairman of Shandong Anyuan Seed Industry Technology Co., Ltd., Zhang Jianwei, General Manager, and Wang Jianwei, Manager of R&D Department.

Yantai Anyuan Sea Cucumber Industry Research Institute is mainly guided by marine technology innovation, adhering to the integration of high-tech into the field of marine aquaculture, comprehensively promoting new varieties, three-dimensional, and ecological aquaculture models of sea cucumber, striving to create an industrial platform that combines industry, academia, and research, and improving the support capacity for blue economy development. Fully leverage its geographical advantages, utilize the Sea Cucumber Industry Research Institute to carry out high-tech research and result transformation with market prospects, accelerate the development and application of new products and technologies, lead the development and progress of the Sea Cucumber industry, solve difficult and hot issues in industrial development, and lay a product and technological foundation for improving the core competitiveness of enterprises and enhancing their sustainable development capabilities.

The establishment of Yantai Anyuan Sea Cucumber Industry Research Institute will be conducive to improving the level of industrial technological innovation and promoting the deep development of Yantai Sea Cucumber industry; Beneficial for building industrial clusters, creating a well-known Yantai sea cucumber industry brand, and improving the quality of marine economic growth; It is conducive to further optimizing the structure of the marine industry, making the marine sea cucumber industry a pillar industry for regional economic development, promoting the transformation of the marine economy into a quality and efficiency oriented one, and making positive contributions to the construction of a strong marine province.