IHB signs a strategic agreement with the People’s Government of Xiantao, Nov. 6. (Credit: IHB)

Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of Chinese Academy of Sciences, represented by HU Wei, deputy director of the institute, signed a strategic agreement with the People’s Government of Xiantao, represented by TANG Jiangping, vice mayor of the city, on November 6.    

According to the agreement, both sides will focus on the agriculture industry of Xiantao and conduct an all-round cooperation in freshwater fishery, water environment treatment, and ecological restoration.    

The cooperation aims to draw the strengths of both sides, seek a multilevel development with much wider scopes, and establish a long-term cooperation mechanism between institute and enterprises.