Provisions of Hunan Province on Fishing in Closed Fishing Period

Since 20 13, Hunan province has implemented a spring fishing ban system for the main stream of Xiangjiang River from April 1 day to June 30 every year. During the fishing ban, all fishing operations, including surface fishing, are prohibited.

National and provincial aquatic fingerlings farms and relevant scientific research units need to collect Xiangjiang special aquatic fingerlings during the fishing ban period, which shall be approved by the provincial fishery administrative department. Liu Nenghua, head of the District Agriculture Committee, said that in order to conserve the river biological resources, protect biodiversity and promote the sustainable development of fisheries and the construction of ecological civilization, the district fishery administration department will continue to increase the intensity and intensity of law enforcement during the fishing ban period, clean up and rectify ships in combination with the "three noes", severely crack down on illegal fishing during the fishing ban period, ensure that all fishing ban supervision measures are in place, and take many measures to maintain the fishing ban order of all Xiangjiang tributaries in the jurisdiction.