Freshwater ecosystems are home to an incredible variety of plant and animal life.
淡水生态系统是众多植物和动物种类的栖息地。
The river provides a steady supply of
freshwater for the nearby towns.
这条河流为附近城镇提供了稳定的淡水资源。
Fishermen rely on the
freshwater lakes for their livelihood.
渔民们依靠淡水湖维持生计。
The rainforest's rivers are a crucial source of
freshwater in the region.
雨林中的河流是该地区至关重要的淡水源。
Many species of birds migrate to
freshwater wetlands for breeding.
许多鸟类迁徙到淡水湿地繁殖。
The contamination of
freshwater sources is a major environmental concern.
淡水源的污染是一个重大的环境问题。
Desalination plants convert seawater into
freshwater for human consumption.
脱盐工厂将海水转化为可供人类饮用的淡水。
In drought-prone areas, conservation of
freshwater is essential.
在常受干旱影响的地区，节约淡水至关重要。
The melting of polar ice caps contributes significantly to rising
freshwater levels.
极地冰盖的融化对淡水水位上升有显著影响。
Ecotourism helps raise awareness about the importance of preserving
freshwater habitats.
生态旅游有助于提高人们对保护淡水栖息地重要性的认识。
Kunmao Aquaculture Base, known as one of the largest freshwater perch aquaculture bases in the north of the Yangtze River, has been making effort to reduce pollution and waste throughout the production process, so as to realize high-density aquaculture and water resource conservation.
昆茂养殖基地被誉为长江以北最大的淡水鲈鱼养殖基地之一，一直致力于减少生产过程中的污染和浪费，以实现高密度养殖和水资源保护。
The minister said it will be the third largest port in the Southeast Asian country after the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port in the coastal city of Sihanoukville and the freshwater Phnom Penh Autonomous Port in the capital Phnom Penh.
部长表示，它将成为东南亚国家的第三大港口，仅次于沿海城市西哈努克的西哈努克维尔自治港和首都金边的淡水金边自治港。
The process has saved about 40 percent of freshwater consumption compared with that of a conventional stadiums.
与传统体育场相比，这一过程节省了约40%的淡水消耗。
The construction process has saved about 40 percent of freshwater consumption compared with building a traditional stadium.
与建造传统体育场相比，建造过程节省了约40%的淡水消耗。
Since 2007, Coca-Cola has been working with the WWF, UNDP and other partners to protect the freshwater resources of the Yangtze River, in which rare species such as pandas, snow leopards, white cranes, porpoises and Chinese dragonflies were bred.
自2007年以来，可口可乐公司与世界自然基金会（WWF）、联合国开发计划署（UNDP）等合作伙伴一起，致力于保护长江的淡水资源。长江是大熊猫、雪豹、白鹤、江豚和中国龙蝇等珍稀物种的栖息地。
According to Jiang, the park will be the home of the world's largest species of manatees, living corals and freshwater rays.
江说，这个公园将会是世界上最大的海牛、活珊瑚和淡水鳐的栖息地。
He says the fisheries sector provides opportunities in the establishment of a fishing port and fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone, the establishment of fish processing plants and modern fishing boat building yards, the establishment of dry docking and eco-tourism facilities and the establishment of commercial fish cage culture in both marine and freshwater areas, among other opportunities.
The projects involve the land development, constructing residential and commercial buildings, improving the environment and tourism development of Baiyangdian－a freshwater lake in the area, as well as building infrastructure such as transport links, energy and public facilities.
It has been working on the cultivation of freshwater crab and South American white shrimp via its wholly owned subsidiary Shanghai Bright Special Aquaculture Co Ltd, which was established in 2013.
It will now have a presence in products related to freshwater, deep sea, inshore and distant seas.
Aerial photo taken on March 31, 2017 shows Baiyangdian, North China's largest freshwater wetland, in Anxin county, North China's Hebei province.
For example, Yiwu, ranking 11th on the list, is renowned as the world's largest small-commodities market, and Zhuji, following Yiwu on the list, is the nation's largest freshwater pearl processing and trading center.
Taihu Lake－China's third biggest freshwater lake－is located in the Yangtze River Delta.
Prices of freshwater fish, which peaked in May, have gradually fallen since August.
The CPI reading picked up as food prices rose amid a tight supply of freshwater fish and eggs while non-food prices increased with transportation costs elevated by rising international crude oil prices, the NBS said.
The move reflects the project's efforts to protect the ecology around Baiyangdian Lake near the area, the largest freshwater lake in North China often referred to as the Kidney of North China.
Aquaculture has become a new driver of economic development in the region, with the export volume of freshwater products increasing and showing promise for the future.
Located in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Bosten Lake, one of the country's largest inland freshwater lakes, enters its busiest fishing season from August through October.
It yields over 4,000 metric tons of various aquatic products annually, including grass carp, freshwater shrimp and crab.
"Next, we plan to introduce Australian freshwater lobsters and expand our breeding scale to allow more people to enjoy Xinjiang's aquatic products.
Freshwater aquatic products are expected to become more popular in China following concerns about seafood due to nuclear-contaminated wastewater being discharged by Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
Reducing dependence on seafood imports is likely to generate higher demand for freshwater aquatic products and encourage the growth of more such businesses in inland China, industry experts observed.
Since June 2021, Jiang has invested more than 6 million yuan ($822,370) in testing the local environment and water, building greenhouses and ponds and trying to cultivate South American shrimp in freshwater.
- This year's harvest season of China's highly sought-after freshwater crabs kicked off Monday on the Yangcheng Lake in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province.
Given Chinese consumers' growing appetite for aquatic products, freshwater aquatic products will likely become more popular now due to concerns over the feared adverse impact on seafood of nuclear-contaminated wastewater discharged by Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
From the perspective of consumers, reducing dependence on seafood imports will create demand for freshwater aquatic products.
"We can vigorously develop freshwater aquaculture, which will show an uptrend in the future," said Wang Weiru, president of the Fujian Fishery Industry Association.
Fujian Tianma Science and Technology Group Co Ltd, a major fishing and husbandry group based in Fujian, said its aquaculture sector focuses on braising freshwater eel, so would not be affected by the nuclear-contaminated water issue.
Data from online discounter Pinduoduo showed that the turnover of domestic sea cucumbers, shrimps, swimming crabs, freshwater fish and seafood gift boxes on its online marketplace doubled on Thursday compared with that of Wednesday.
The transaction volume of large yellow croakers and freshwater crabs, such as hairy crabs, skyrocketed 148 percent and 730 percent, respectively, during the period, according to Pinduoduo.
The platform will keep checking the place of origin and the time of capture of seafood that will be sold in the future, and enrich the categories of domestic freshwater aquaculture products, JD Super added.
Yuanjiang, owing to its position in the hinterland of China's second-largest freshwater lake Dongting, benefits from waterways that provide abundant resources and foster a flourishing shipbuilding industry.
Hong Kong is a leading trade and distribution center for pearls, and over 90 percent of freshwater pearls in the Hong Kong market are from Zhuji.
"It helps to bring our freshwater pearls to a larger market," Zhan said.
We also plan to attend exhibitions in Japan to promote Chinese freshwater pearls," says He Tieyuan, secretary-general of the Zhejiang Province Pearl Industry Association.
Pearls that come from freshwater mussels are more affordable than saltwater pearls.
The township of Shanxiahu in Zhuji, known as the pearl capital of China, is the nation's largest freshwater pearl processing and trading center.
It accounts for some 80 percent of China's annual freshwater pearl yields, and in 2022, its pearl transactions exceeded 40 billion yuan ($5.8 billion).
"Zhuji's pearl industry is an important barometer of the freshwater market both domestically and globally.
Other Chinese freshwater pearl businesses can learn from its practices in industrial transformation and upgrading," said Ye Zhibin, president of the Gems & Jewelry Trade Association of China, at the 2022 World Pearl Congress in Zhuji.
But the customer found that it had 11 saltwater pearls and the other 10 were freshwater pearls.
One of the Chinese case studies they have closely watched is Xinchangle village, Zhuji city, known as China's largest freshwater pearl processing and trading center.
Before the development of the Edison pearl－a large, round, perfectly nucleated freshwater pearl－by Zhejiang Grace Jewelry Co in 2013, Zhan said "China's high-end pearls accounted for a very small proportion of the international market and there was no brand going out to the world either.
在浙江格蕾丝珠宝有限公司于2013年研发出大型、圆形、完美有核的爱迪生淡水珍珠之前，詹（Zhan）表示：“中国高端珍珠在国际市场份额中占比极小，且没有任何品牌走向世界。”
Most of the Chinese consume freshwater fish, rather than those from the ocean, he said.
他说：“大多数中国人食用淡水鱼，而不是海鱼。”
Zhang's rose garden is close to Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, where the floral industry is bearing fruit as more efforts have been taken to improve the local ecosystem.
Though concerns were expressed regarding the possible impact on sea life in China's maritime zone, the country's domestic freshwater fisheries index compiled by market tracker Wind Info rose by 9.26 percent, with eight companies in the sector seeing their share prices surge by the daily limits.
The available freshwater resources on the Earth only accounts for about 3 percent of the world's total water resources, he said.
"We must fully recognize the limited and irreplaceable characteristic of freshwater resources, and jointly fulfill our obligations and responsibilities to sustainably use them," he said.
Those proposals were: first, everyone has the basic right to safe drinking water; second, fully understanding the finiteness and irreplaceability of freshwater resources; third, the right of rivers to survive in nature should be respected and water should be treated as a living entity and there should be a harmonious coexistence between humans and rivers; and fourth, there should be cooperation with UN agencies to provide a platform for governments, international organizations, think tanks, civil society and other stakeholders on water management.
Under the Liangshan farm produce collection brand, the city has opened stores to sell many of its eco-agricultural products such as tea, freshwater fish and rice in key cities in the Yangtze River Delta, he said.