China imposes a 10-year fishing ban for Yangtze River to protect marine biodiversity | South China Morning Post

China imposed a 10-year fishing ban in large parts of Asia’s longest river starting January 1, 2020. The move steps up an existing seasonal fishing ban to protect the 6,300km (3,915-mile) Yangtze River, where commercial fishing had already been banned for three to four months each spring since 2003. The new ban will…

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