China News Service, Xining, January 1st (Wen Si Rui) A few days ago, the People's Government of Qinghai Province issued the "Notice on the Ban on Catching in the Qinghai Section of the Yangtze River Basin" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"), from January 1, 2021 to December 2030 On the 31st, the Qinghai section of the Yangtze River will implement a tentative ten-year annual ban on arrests.

  The Yangtze River originated in Qinghai Province, known as the "Chinese Water Tower", and it contains abundant aquatic organisms.

  It is reported that the prohibited waters include the waters of the ten tributaries of the Yangtze River: Zhengyuan Tuotuo River, Nanyuan Dangqu, Beiyuan Chumar River and the upper reaches of the Yangtze River Tongtian River; Dadu River (Ma Ke River) in Jiuzhi County, Guoluo Prefecture, Qinghai Province , Banma County, Dari County.

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The newly established aquatic biological nature reserves and aquatic germplasm resource protection areas within the Yangtze River Basin in Qinghai Province shall be included in the prohibited catching scope from the date of establishment.

  The "Notice" requires that all units and individuals are strictly prohibited from engaging in any form of fishing in the prohibited waters or within the prohibited period; it is strictly prohibited to sell or purchase illegally caught fish or their products in the prohibited waters or during the prohibited period; The aquatic product trading market, catering and other industries use the names, nicknames and patterns of the Yangtze River wild fish and their products to make signs or recipes to attract and induce customers.

During the ban on catching aquatic organisms for special needs such as scientific research, monitoring, seed breeding, etc., it shall be implemented in accordance with relevant national regulations.

  The reporter learned from the Forest Police Headquarters of the Qinghai Provincial Public Security Department that since 2020, forest public security agencies at all levels in Qinghai Province have successively organized several special actions such as "combating illegal fishing in the Yangtze River Basin" and "joint special enforcement actions against illegal wildlife trade".

Through this action, Qinghai Province will fully establish the Yangtze River ban work mechanism for all states, cities and counties along the Yangtze River, gradually establish mechanisms for daily patrol, joint law enforcement, and rewarded reporting, and incorporate the Yangtze River ban work into the performance of local governments and the "River and Lake Chief System" "The assessment system has allowed the policy of fishing bans to be widely publicized and ensured that the ban on fishing in the Qinghai section of the Yangtze River Basin starts smoothly.

  The Ministry of Public Security of China held a press conference on December 30, 2020 to inform the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs to jointly issue the "Opinions on Punishing Illegal Fishing and Other Crimes in the Yangtze River Basin". Starting from January 1, 2021, a 10-year ban on arrest will be implemented in key waters of the Yangtze River Basin. (Finish)