Yibin Yangtze River Fisheries Regulations

Legal analysis: all fishing activities and swimming, nesting and spawning, dredging sand and taking stones and other activities that affect the ecology of fish are prohibited in the closed fishing area and during the closed fishing period. It is forbidden to buy and sell the catch caught in the closed fishing area and the closed fishing period. Fishing aquatic organisms for special needs such as aquaculture production or scientific research must be approved by the fishery administrative department at or above the provincial level. Outside the closed fishing area, productive fishing is prohibited. Except from March 1 day to June 30th every year, one person is allowed to engage in fishing operations with one rod, one line and one hook, and it is forbidden to use productive fishing operations such as multi-line multi-hook, long-line multi-hook and single-line multi-hook.

Legal basis: Article 30 of the Fisheries Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) prohibits fishing by methods that destroy fishery resources, such as fried fish, poisonous fish and electric fish. It is forbidden to manufacture, sell or use prohibited fishing gear. Fishing in closed fishing areas and closed fishing periods is prohibited. Fishing nets smaller than the minimum mesh size are prohibited. The juvenile fish in the catch shall not exceed the prescribed proportion. It is forbidden to sell illegally caught catches in closed fishing areas or closed fishing periods.

The types of key protected fishery resources and their fishing standards, closed fishing areas and periods, fishing gear and fishing methods prohibited or restricted, minimum mesh size and other measures to protect fishery resources shall be stipulated by the fishery administrative departments of the State Council or the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.