China News Service, February 28th. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs held a press conference on the 28th to introduce the "China Fishery Policy Sword 2022" series of special law enforcement actions and the phased results of the ten-year fishing ban on the Yangtze River.

Ma Yi, director of the Yangtze River Basin Fishery Supervision and Management Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, reported at the meeting the phased results of the ten-year fishing ban on the Yangtze River. Since the implementation of the fishing ban, the aquatic biological resources of the Yangtze River have recovered and the level of aquatic biodiversity has improved.

　　Ma Yi said that the first aspect of the effect is that the resettlement guarantee for the retired fishermen is basically in place.

As of the end of 2022, the central and local governments have implemented a total of 26.998 billion yuan in compensation and subsidy funds, which effectively guarantees the funding demand for the prohibition and withdrawal of catches.

More than 160,000 ex-fishing fishermen who have employment ability and employment needs have switched to employment, and more than 220,000 ex-fishing fishermen who meet the insurance conditions have participated in the basic endowment insurance and realized all the insured.

More than 44,000 retired fishermen have received pensions.

The results of resettlement guarantee for retired fishermen continued to be consolidated.

　　The second aspect of the effectiveness is reflected in the overall stability of the fishing ban order in key waters.

In 2022, our Ministry, together with the Ministry of Public Security and the General Administration of Market Supervision, will carry out in-depth special rectification operations against illegal fishing and market sales of illegally caught fish in the Yangtze River Basin, increase the intensity of unannounced investigations and unannounced visits, and organize a total of 7 basin-based joint patrol inspections .

Agricultural and rural departments across the country dispatched 144,000 law enforcement personnel and 11,000 law enforcement boats per month to investigate and deal with 18,525 administrative cases involving illegal fishing, seized 20,543 people involved in the case, and seized 1,743 ships involved in the case. There were 4,565 "no" ships, and 184,000 (top) illegal nets were cleared.

Under the situation of high pressure and severe crackdown, the order of banning arrest is generally stable.

　　The third aspect of the effectiveness is reflected in the gradual recovery of aquatic biodiversity in the Yangtze River.

The ultimate goal of the ten-year fishing ban on the Yangtze River is to restore the aquatic biodiversity of the Yangtze River.

Since the implementation of the fishing ban, various protection measures have been promoted in coordination, and aquatic biological resources and diversity have shown a recovery trend.

It is mainly reflected in the following four aspects:

　　First, the number of finless porpoises in the Yangtze River has rebounded.

According to the 2022 Yangtze River finless porpoise scientific survey organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the population of the Yangtze River finless porpoise is 1,249, of which there are about 595 in the main stream of the Yangtze River, about 492 in Poyang Lake, and about 162 in Dongting Lake.

Compared with the 1012 head in 2017, the number increased by 23.42% in 5 years, with an average annual growth rate of 4.3%.

Some comrades in the media may have noticed that this is a remarkable achievement. The finless porpoise scientific expedition was first started in 2006, when the number of census was 1,800, the second was in 2012, the number was 1,045, and the third was in 2017. The number is 1012, which is an increase of 23.42% compared with 2017. This curve has achieved a historic turning point, and it has stopped falling and rebounded.

　　The second is the gradual increase in fish species and resources.

In 2022, 193 species of fish will be monitored in key waters of the Yangtze River Basin, an increase of 25 species from 168 in 2020.

The fishing volume in key waters has also been greatly increased after persistence, both in terms of species and in quantity.

　　Third, the recovery of regional representative species resources is relatively good.

The number of endemic fishes in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the four major family carps in the middle reaches, and the swordfish in the lower reaches, known scientifically as "saury anchovy", have all increased significantly.

For the numbers I mentioned just now, we regularly publish the Bulletin on Aquatic Biological Resources and Environment in the Yangtze River Basin every year, and there are very detailed figures in the bulletin.

　　Fourth, the distribution area of ​​some species has expanded significantly.

The Yangtze saury can migrate upstream to Dongting Lake, the farthest water in history. The frequency of occurrence of saury, which we have not seen for many years, has also increased in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and Dongting Lake. The range of activities of the Yangtze finless porpoise has also increased significantly.

　　Ma Yi emphasized that, in general, since the implementation of the fishing ban, the aquatic biological resources of the Yangtze River have recovered and the level of aquatic biodiversity has improved.

However, the status of aquatic biodiversity in the Yangtze River Basin is generally low, rare species are endangered, there are many types of exotic species, water system connectivity and aquatic habitat conditions are poor, and the status quo has not been fundamentally improved. A ten-year fishing ban and coordinated systematic protection.