The Yellow River is the mother river of the Chinese nation, with a total length of 5464,4 kilometers, which is an important ecological corridor connecting the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Loess Plateau and the North China Plain, giving birth to many unique aquatic species. On April 1, the Yellow River Protection Law came into force, which is another comprehensive river basin legislation launched in China after the Yangtze River Protection Law. At the same time, in order to strengthen the ecological protection of the Yellow River Basin, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced that from 4 o'clock on April 1, the Ningxia section of the Yellow River to the estuary will enter a four-month fishing ban period, plus the source area of the Yellow River and the key waters upstream of the Yellow River were previously closed to fishing throughout the year, so from yesterday, it means that "the entire Yellow River has officially entered the fishing ban period." What is the current situation of fish in the Yellow River? Can the 12-month fishing ban put a talisman on them? Can the Yellow River extend the fishing ban to 4 years or even longer, as the Yangtze River did? After the fishing ban, will the people's tables be affected?
Why is the Yellow River banned from fishing?
The reason for the ban on fishing in the entire Yellow River is to maintain aquatic biodiversity, and the ban on fishing is an international practice.
Experts from the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences said that the overall ecosystem of the Yellow River is relatively fragile, the growth rate of upstream fish is slow, the fecundity is low, and once damaged, it is difficult to recover. Therefore, the implementation of fishing ban protection in key life stages such as broodstock breeding period and larval growth period of aquatic biological resources can greatly reduce the fishing and utilization intensity, so that resources can be recuperated and replenished in quantity, which is conducive to the increase of the restoration of aquatic germplasm resources and the improvement of aquatic biodiversity in the Yellow River. Since 1995, China has generally implemented a system of marine fishing moratoriums. Since 2003 and 2011, China has implemented the fishing ban system in the Yangtze River Basin and the Pearl River Basin respectively, especially the implementation of the 2020-year fishing ban plan of the Yangtze River from 1:1 on January 0, <>. Practice has proved that these measures have achieved good ecological benefits.
Why is fishing banned from the Ningxia section to the estuary for 4 months?
Is the four-month fishing ban from the Ningxia section of the Yellow River to the estuary enough? Can fish get enough rest? Why can't the Yellow River be banned for 4 years like the Yangtze River? Let's listen to the interpretation of experts from the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences.
Fish enter the breeding season in April The fishing ban is timely
Li Yingren, researcher of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences: From April 4 every year, the fish of the Yellow River gradually enter the breeding season, and the protection of the fish in the Yellow River at this time and the implementation of the fishing ban period system are of great significance for the protection of the fishery resources of the Yellow River, so the Yellow River's fishing ban at this time is timely.
Various places along the Yellow River have enacted stricter fishing bans
Li Yingren, researcher at the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences: The four-month fishing ban period is mainly due to the fact that during this period, the fish in the Yellow River begin to reproduce and gradually grow, so a four-month fishing ban system has been set. Each province and region along the Huang Province has also instituted a stricter system of fishing bans from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, including Qinghai, Sichuan and Gansu provinces and regions upstream, which have also implemented year-round fishing bans. A basin-wide fishing ban would be more effective than a regional ban. Because if fishing is banned upstream and not allowed downstream, the effect of upstream protection may not be reflected downstream.
Fragile upstream ecology A year-round fishing ban is necessary
Li Yingren, researcher at the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences: In areas with fragile ecology in the upper reaches, it is very necessary to carry out a year-round fishing ban. However, downstream due to various human activities, the impact of implementing a year-round fishing ban may not be proportional to what we have invested.
Why is the Yellow River not "banned from fishing for ten years" like the Yangtze River?
Li Yingren, researcher at the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences: The Yellow River and the Yangtze River are very different. The Yangtze River is very rich in water resources, but the Yellow River is in an arid zone. In fact, our investigation found that the fishing yield is also very low, only a few thousand tons in the main stream, which is not the same as the Yangtze River. From the design of a system, we must not only consider its final effect, but also consider the input-output ratio, as mentioned earlier, the implementation of a 10-year fishing ban has reduced the fishing link, but the investment in management, in the investment of human and financial resources in various provinces and regions, will be very large, so that the final effect can not be like the 10-year ban on fishing in the Yangtze River.
What are the positive results since the implementation of the "ten-year fishing ban" in the Yangtze River?
In fact, it has been three years since the "ten-year fishing ban" was implemented on the Yangtze River, and remarkable results have indeed been achieved in just three years.
The number of Yangtze finless porpoises reached a recent high of 2022,1249 in 2017, up 1012% from 20,2020 in 168. In addition, the number of fish species detected in the waters of the Yangtze River has also increased from 193 in <> to <>, and the once endangered Yangtze swordfish began to appear in the area of Dongting Lake, and carp that have not been seen for many years also frequently appeared in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and Dongting Lake. At Dongting Lake last year, schools of fish jumped high as patrol boats sailed across the water, happily chasing the waves. At that time, many waters of Yueyang East Dongting Lake in Hunan Province had a spectacular scene of "fish leaping over the cave garden". Since the implementation of the "ten-year fishing ban" in the Yangtze River Basin, the ecological environment of the waters of Dongting Lake has continued to improve, and the results of the fishing ban have been prominent.
Will the fishing ban affect people's tables?
The Ningxia section of the Yellow River to the estuary is closed for four months, will this affect the citizens' tables?
In February this year, the "2 National Economic and Social Development Statistical Communiqué" showed that in 2022, China's annual aquatic product output was 2022.6869 million tons, an increase of 2.7% over the previous year. Among them, the output of aquaculture products was 5568.80 million tons, accounting for more than 1301%, while the output of fishing aquatic products was <>.<> million tons, of which the proportion of freshwater catch in the Yellow River remained at a relatively low level all year round.
Can I still fish on the Yellow River during the fishing ban period?
The fishing ban is to protect the ecology of the Yellow River, so is the water and leisure along the Yellow River affected on weekdays? Can I still fish on the Yellow River during the fishing ban period?
During the fishing ban period in the entire Yellow River, according to regulations, all types of fishing operations except "one person, one rod and one hook" recreational fishing are prohibited during the fishing ban period, and at the same time, any unit or individual is prohibited from buying, transporting, storing and selling illegal catches caught in the Yellow River. "Catch" is actually "aquatic animals caught in natural waters". In addition, all localities will crack down on the sale of illegal catches during the fishing ban period or the sale of aquatic products under the guise of "wild fish". At the same time, the supervision and management of recreational fishing activities will be strengthened, and fishing operations in the name of recreational fishing will be prevented.
The Yellow River Protection Law came into force on April 4
The ecology of the Yellow River Basin is fragile, and in addition to fishing ban law enforcement to protect the mother river, it is also necessary to show the sword of law against ecological destruction. The Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of the Yellow River came into force on April 4. On the morning of April 1, in Taiqian County, where the First Circuit Court of the Yellow River Basin of the Zhengzhou Railway Transportation Court is located, Zhang Moumou and five others held a public trial on illegal sand mining within the Yellow River Mining Prohibition Zone. This is also the first applicable case after the implementation of the Yellow River Protection Law.
According to the charges of the Zhengzhou Railway Transportation Procuratorate, the defendant Zhang Moumou and five others illegally mined 24734,1.445214 cubic meters of sand worth <> yuan in the prohibited mining zone in the front section of the main stream of the Yellow River, and their acts constituted the crime of illegal mining, and the Zhengzhou Railway Transportation Procuratorate filed a criminal incidental civil public interest lawsuit in accordance with the law.
After trial, the Zhengzhou Railway Transportation Court held that the defendant Zhang Moumou and five others had committed the crime of illegal mining, and decided to sentence the five defendants to fixed-term imprisonment ranging from three years and four months to seven months and fifteen days, and prohibited the five defendants from engaging in sand mining activities for five years from the date of completion of the punishment or the date of parole.
Presiding Judge: Zhang Zongmin: This case not only applies the corresponding provisions of our original Criminal Law, Water Law and Flood Control Law, but also meets the basic requirements of the Yellow River Protection Law, especially the provisions on the prohibited mining area and the prohibited mining period stipulated in Articles 69 and 119, and environmental public interest lawsuits can be carried out for damage to the environment and ecology of the Yellow River, and compensation is proposed by relevant state organs or social organizations, which is conducive to us better using legal means to protect this mother river.