太湖地区河港交错,湖荡密布,水产资源丰盛,素有“鱼米之乡”之称.全区共有天然水面五百二十五万亩(包括太湖),千亩以上的湖荡一百一十九个,四百四十七万亩.一九六三年全区鱼产量两万八千多吨,比一九六二年增加百分之九,其中捕捞生产占总产量的一半,在整个渔业生产中占举足轻重的地位.几年来的经验告诉我们,淡水捕捞的稳定增产,关键在于水域资源能否得到不断地补充 There are 5,250,000 mu of natural water surface (including Taihu Lake) in the area, with a lake of over 1mu and a hundred and ten Nine and four million four hundred and seventy-seven acres, and the entire region produced more than 28,000 tons of fish in 1963, an increase of 9% over 1962, of which fishing production accounted for half of the total output. Fishery production plays a decisive role, with several years of experience telling us that the key to a steady increase in freshwater fishing is whether water resources can be constantly replenished