No fishing time in inland rivers

Inland rivers generally refer to the Yangtze River, which has a fishing ban period of ten years

It is an important part of China’s comprehensive transportation system and comprehensive utilization of water resources. It has large transportation capacity, small area, Characterized by low energy consumption, low pollution, safety and reliability, it is an important strategic resource for China to achieve sustainable economic and social development.

Industry insiders believe that accelerating the development of inland water transport such as the Yangtze River will not only help build a modern comprehensive transportation system, adjust and optimize the industrial layout along the river, but also help promote energy conservation and emission reduction, protect the ecological environment, and promote the coordinated development of the river basin economy. , is of great significance and has a great role in promoting the comparative advantages of inland water transport and achieving sustainable economic and social development.

In the 1950s, there were 378 species of freshwater fish in the Yangtze River mainstream, 142 species unique to the Yangtze River, and more than 20 species of fish were listed in China’s Red Data Book of Endangered Animals. The number of national first-level protected aquatic wildlife in the Yangtze River accounts for 2/3 of the first-level freshwater aquatic wildlife protection list in my country. At present, some rare and endangered aquatic wild animals such as white-tip dolphins, paddlefish, and Yangtze River shad are on the verge of extinction.

There are more than 50 major economic fish species, and natural fish production accounts for about 70% of the country's total freshwater fish catch. With the impact of overfishing and industrialization, the natural catch in the Yangtze River has been decreasing year by year, from 540,000 tons in 1954 to 100,000 tons in recent years, less than 1% of the national fishery output.

Not only has the yield been low, but the number of fish species has also continued to decrease!

The Yangtze River is known as the gene bank of China's freshwater fish species. If it cannot stop the car and give fish a living space, then in a few years there will be no fish to catch in the Yangtze River and it will become a pool of stagnant water and disappear. vitality! It also has many impacts on human development!

As mentioned above, there was a fishing moratorium system at the beginning, with a 2-month moratorium every year. However, after the moratorium, the fishing frenzy was much faster and more severe than before the moratorium, and the fish had not truly recuperated. , they were all caught in one fell swoop! In this case, it is very necessary and necessary for the country to issue a ten-year fishing ban!

"Lucid waters and lush mountains are the golden mountains and silver mountains" is not just a saying. If the mountains are bald, the water smells bad, the fish and shrimps become extinct, and the trees are cut down, then human beings can still survive. Will it last?

Environmental governance must not only rely on the rule of law, but also rely on human governance! The most important thing is that everyone has a desire to protect the environment! This requires long-term and unremitting efforts in education, publicity, action, comprehensive mobilization, collective governance and protection to achieve the goal!

So, the 10-year ban on fishing in the Yangtze River can only be the first step in a long march of thousands of miles. Not only must fishing be banned, but comprehensive environmental management must also be done!