China News Service, Taizhou, May 1 (Reporter Fan Yubin) From 12:00 on May 1, the East China Sea has entered a fishing season. After a week off fishing in the high season, 8 kinds of aquatic products such as octopus, large yellow croaker, small yellow croaker, silver pomfret, mackerel, Portunus trituberculatus, dabbling, and mantis shrimp are prohibited from being sold.

  The management of the seasonal fishing off the sea is an important measure to conserve marine fishery resources and restore and revitalize the fishing grounds in Zhejiang. Since the implementation of the fishing off system in 1995, it has achieved good ecological, economic and social benefits. From 12:00 on May 1st, all types of fishing boats in Zhejiang Province except fishing tackle have entered the fishing season.

Fishermen are repairing fishing nets in the fishing port of Kanmen Center, Yuhuan, Taizhou, Zhejiang. Photographed by Lu Qiongya

  Affected by the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic, Zhejiang Province will strictly implement the fishing port rest system, strictly strengthen the control of foreign provincial fishing vessels, strictly implement the regulations of all foreign fishing vessels returning to the port of registry during the rest period, and strictly implement the epidemic prevention period Report 24 hours before arriving at the port and report and report again after arriving at the fishing port, and implement ship-by-ship inspection in conjunction with the township where the fishing port is located.

  According to the regulations of the fishing season off, all fishing vessels should be returned to the port of registry before 12:00 on May 1st. In the fishing port of Kanmen Center, Yuhuan, Taizhou, the ship's old village, Yangdong, had returned to Hong Kong for fishing a few days ago. He said, "The fishing season not only prevents overfishing, but also gives the fishermen a buffer and adjustment time. After we sell the seafood, we It is necessary to take advantage of the closure of fishing to repair fishing nets and maintain ships, and prepare for fishing. "

  Taizhou is the largest city for marine aquaculture in Zhejiang. During the period of fishing closure, artificially cultured large yellow croakers, blue crabs, razor clams, Penaeus vannamei, clams, blood clams, sea melon seeds and other seafood and frozen stocks are in sufficient supply.

  "The seasonal fishing closure system mainly protects the continental shelf and offshore fishery resources." He Xianqing, leader of the Taizhou Ocean and Fisheries Law Enforcement Team, said that Taizhou also has dozens of ocean-going fishing vessels with operations ranging as far as the Indian Ocean and South Pacific. These ocean-going fishing vessels The seafood returned from fishing is allowed to be sold during the period of Fuxiu.

  Xu Caiqing, a member of the party group of the Taizhou Port and Shipping Port and Fishery Administration, said that during the fishing season, the fishery administration will join the public security, maritime police, market supervision and other departments to inspect fishing vessels, fishing vessels, etc. from time to time. Severely punish and punish. (Finish)