China News Service, July 15th, Yu Kangzhen, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said on the 15th that according to the overall deployment of the central government, from January 1 this year, 332 aquatic life protection areas in the Yangtze River Basin have been fully banned on schedule, 1 in 2021. From January 1, the key waters of the Yangtze River Basin will be banned for 10 years.

Data figure: Fishing boat carries out fishing operations. China News Service issued Chen Bin photo

  On the 15th, the State Council Office held a regular briefing on policy of the State Council, Yu Kangzhen, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and relevant responsible comrades from the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration introduced the Arresting relevant work," and answering questions from reporters.

  Yu Kangzhen said that since 2019, the Ministry of Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security have worked together with the provinces and cities along the Yangtze River to formulate implementation plans, strengthen policy measures, establish a coordination mechanism, and steadily advance the work of fishing boat withdrawal and fishermen resettlement. Achievements have been achieved. At present, nearly 80,000 fishing vessels have been withdrawn from all regions and nearly 100,000 fishermen. Shanghai, Jiangxi, Yunnan and other provinces and cities have completed the withdrawal of the fishing in advance or sealed the fishing vessels in advance. However, the progress of work in various provinces (municipalities) is still uneven. In some places, there are still some gaps in the establishment of archives, the withdrawal of fishing vessels, the resettlement of fishermen, and the supervision and management of law enforcement. In some places, the problem of illegal fishing is still more prominent. With the emergence of gangs and chains, there is still a lot of pressure to complete tasks on time.

  Recently, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Notice on Doing a Good Job in the Yangtze River Basin Ban" The "Notice" mainly puts forward six requirements, and clarifies a series of high-gold content and strong operability policy measures. "The goals are more clear, the tasks are more specific, and the measures are more powerful."

  One is to improve the political position. It is required to make the Yangtze River ban and arrest as the current major political task, adhere to the work system of central coordination, provincial responsibility, and implementation by cities and counties, set up special classes for work, and concentrate on tackling key issues.

  The second is to strengthen the resettlement of production. Accurately identify fishermen returning fishing vessels, incorporate into the social security system as required, formulate targeted resettlement resettlement plans, implement classified policies and precise assistance.

  The third is to increase investment. Local governments are required to ensure the demand for funds for prohibition of arrest and withdrawal, coordinate the use of relevant funds, and determine the subsidy standards for the provinces and cities reasonably; accelerate the deployment of prohibition of law enforcement equipment and facilities, and enhance law enforcement capabilities.

  The fourth is to carry out special rectification actions. The Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs took the lead in setting up special classes, and the joint headquarters of the Ministry of Public Security, Agriculture and Rural Affairs, with multiple departments participating, was established to supervise and handle major cases and strengthen the link between executions.

  Fifth, increase market inspection efforts. Market supervision departments at all levels organized special actions to strengthen the management of the areas around the prohibited waters, prohibited the listing and trading of illegal catches, and cut off the illegal underground industrial chain and interest chain.

  Sixth, strengthen assessment and inspection. Incorporate the Yangtze River's ban on catching into local government performance appraisals and river and lake long-term appraisal systems. Establish a system of regular notification and interviews. If the work is poorly promoted, the responsibilities are not properly implemented, and fraud is carried out, accountability and accountability shall be held in accordance with the law.

  Yu Kangzhen pointed out that in the next step, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will effectively perform the lead and grasp the general responsibilities, work with relevant departments and the provinces and cities along the river to earnestly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions and instructions, firmly implement the arrangement of the State Council’s video and telephone conferences, and compact the localities level by level. The main responsibility of the party committee and government is to speed up the work of establishing a card and filing and disposing of the fishing boat, actively cooperate with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security to do a good job in the conversion of fishermen’s employment and social security, and actively cooperate with the Ministry of Public Security and the General Administration of Market Supervision to crack down on illegal Special fishing remediation and special actions to combat the sale of illegal catches in the market ensure that the year-round ban on fishing in key waters of the Yangtze River Basin is ensured, that the livelihoods of returning fishermen are properly resettled, and that the results of the ban on fishing have been achieved.