A cold front is making conditions worse in Northeast China's Liaodong Bay, causing sea ice to expand as far out as 79 nautical miles.

It has seriously affected the fishing industry. The direct economic losses to Liaoning Province have reached 2 billion yuan (about $293 million).

Another cold front is pushing down temperatures, halting the melting of sea ice off China's northeastern coast. The worst sea ice in three decades has far exceeded the expectations of fishermen.

"This winter is especially cold. I have maintained fishing boats for about 20 years. Our boats come back to the harbor every year. It takes just a few days for the ice to melt away," said Liu Chengfu, a fisherman. "But this year's ice is too thick to melt in short time."

(CCTV.com February 5, 2010)