The Yalu River Fishery Summit was held in Dandong, northeast China's Liaoning province on May 18, 2012. Issues such as the sustainable development of high quality fishes in the Yalu River and the development of a fresh water fishery were discussed at the summit.

The Yalu River has become an important part in the fishery economy of Dandong. Its large area cage culture tops the country. The cold water fish culture is a new growth point for the city's fishery economy.

Lei Qilin, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhang Xianliang, president of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Yang Baorui, vice-director of the Liaoning provincial department of ocean and fisheries and Niu Xiangdong, vice-mayor of Dandong, attended the summit.