China starts 10-year fishing ban on key areas of Yangtze River

China on Wednesday began a 10-year fishing ban on key areas of the Yangtze River to protect biodiversity in the country’s longest river, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Starting from this year, the ban will be observed in 332 conservation areas in the Yangtze River basin, which will also be expanded to all-natural waterways of the river and its major tributaries from no later than January 1, 2021, the Xinhua news agency reported. Fishing will also be prohibited on natural waterways of large lakes connected to the Yangtze such as the Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake for 10 years starting from no later than January 1, 2021. Fishing bans will be further imposed on other natural waterways in the Yangtze River basin, said the ministry, the scale, and length of which will be subject to the decision of provincial-level fishing authorities. (IANS)

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