China News Service, Haikou, May 1 (Reporter Huang Yi) From 12:00 on May 1, the South China Sea will enter the fishing moratorium period in the low season. Nearly 17,000 fishing boats from Hainan Province have entered the port to suspend fishing, involving about 52,000 fishermen.
The Hainan Coastal Police popularized policies and regulations related to fishing moratorium to fishermen.
Photo courtesy of Hainan Coastal Police
This year marks the 24th year of the implementation of the fishing moratorium in the South China Sea.
The fishing moratorium is from 12:00 on May 1 to 12:00 on August 16.
The fishing moratorium is the South China Sea (including the Beibu Gulf) from 26°30'N to 12°N latitude.
During the fishing moratorium, all types of fishing vessels except for fishing gear, as well as fishing auxiliary vessels supporting fishing vessels, are subject to fishing moratorium.
"If you don't eat offspring fish today, your offspring will eat fish tomorrow." "The boat docks, the net is sealed, and we work together to protect fishery resources." The staff of the government, coast police and other departments put up propaganda banners and distributed leaflets to fishermen to ensure that households are aware of the fishing moratorium policy.
The Hainan Coastal Police popularized policies and regulations related to fishing moratorium to fishermen.
Photo courtesy of Hainan Coastal Police
During the fishing moratorium, the agriculture and rural bureaus and comprehensive administrative law enforcement bureaus of cities and counties in Hainan will intensify their efforts to crack down on illegal operations in the waters under their jurisdiction during the fishing moratorium, and severely crack down on operations in cross-sea areas, fishing-related "three no" vessels, and the use of "no household nets" during the fishing moratorium. " and other illegal fishing gear, as well as "electric fish, poisonous fish, fried fish" and other illegal fishing behaviors.
Hainan Coast Guard will adopt a combined online and offline management and control model to crack down on all kinds of illegal fishing activities, and conduct real-time supervision of key ships, key sea areas, key personnel and key projects in the jurisdiction.
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