Since March 1, the eight major water systems in Zhejiang have fully entered the fishing ban period, and the fishing ban time is from March 1 to June 30, in order to protect the parents and larvae of Zhejiang economic fish that are about to spawn, and protect the ecological environment and resources of Zhejiang fishery.
Zhejiang's eight major river systems include the Qiantang River, the Oujiang River, the Jiaojiang River, the Yongjiang River, the Tiaoxi, the Canal, the Feiyun River, the Ao River and other eight major river basins, involving 8 major streams and 64 tributaries, totaling more than 1,030 kilometers.
Among the eight major water systems, Tiaoxi and the main stream of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal are closed to fishing throughout the year, and the fishing ban time of other water systems is unified from 0:00 on March 1 to 24:00 on June 30. This time, the eight major river systems mainly prohibit all operations except recreational sport fishing.
Closed fishing areas and fishing ban periods refer to the scope and time of prohibiting or restricting fishing in the spawning grounds, feeding grounds, wintering grounds and migratory passages of important fish, shrimp, crabs, shellfish, algae and other important aquatic organisms in accordance with relevant laws and regulations in order to protect fishery resources.
According to Article 340 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, if a person violates the laws and regulations on the protection of aquatic resources by fishing aquatic products in a fishing ban area, during a fishing ban period or using prohibited tools or methods, and the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years, criminal detention, surveillance or a fine.
According to the "Zhejiang Provincial Fishery Management Regulations" and other laws and regulations, fishing in Zhejiang's fishing ban period and fishing ban area will be punished.
1. What are the penalties for fishing in violation of the regulations of the fishing ban area and fishing ban period?
Answer: confiscate the catch and illegal gains, and impose a fine of less than 50,000 yuan; if the circumstances are serious, the fishing gear shall be confiscated and the fishing license shall be revoked; where the circumstances are especially serious, the fishing vessel shall be confiscated; where a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility is pursued in accordance with law.
2. What are the penalties for carrying prohibited fishing gear on board a vessel in violation of the regulations during the fishing ban period?
Answer: confiscate the catch, illegal gains and fishing gear, and impose a fine of not more than 50,000 yuan.
3. Will I be held criminally liable if I violate the regulations on fishing ban areas and fishing ban periods?
Answer: In violation of the laws and regulations on the protection of aquatic resources, fishing aquatic products in prohibited areas, fishing prohibited periods or using prohibited tools and methods, suspected of one of the following circumstances, will be transferred to the judicial authorities in accordance with the law:
1.Illegal fishing of aquatic products in inland waters of more than 500 kilograms or worth more than 5,000 yuan;
2.Illegal fishing of aquatic animal fry with important economic value, broodstock or aquatic products in aquatic germplasm resources protection areas, more than 50 kilograms or more than 500 yuan in inland waters;
3.Fishing using prohibited tools or prohibited methods in a prohibited fishing area;
4.Fishing using prohibited tools or prohibited methods during the fishing ban period;
5.Other situations where the circumstances are serious.
Report on the ban on fishing in eight major river basins in Zhejiang Province**: 967201
Since freshwater fish and shrimp in the market are mainly farmed, the four-month ban on fresh fishing in the river will not have much impact on the aquatic market in Zhejiang Province.