The closed fishing season refers to the period stipulated by the government to prohibit or restrict marine animal fishing activities. Its purpose is to protect the normal growth or reproduction of aquatic organisms and ensure the sustainable recovery and development of fish resources.
The system of closed fishing season in the Yangtze River is a measure to protect fishery resources in the Yangtze River basin. In 2002, the Ministry of Agriculture stipulated that Chishui River, Wujiang River, Jialing River, Minjiang River, Hanjiang River, Poyang Lake and Dongting Lake in Yunnan Province, Guizhou Province, Sichuan Province, Chongqing City and Hubei Province should be closed to the main stream of the Yangtze River from Deqin County to the Yangtze River estuary every year. The fishing season from Deqin County to Gezhouba in Yunnan Province is from February/KLOC-0 to April 30 every year. Gezhouba goes to the Yangtze River estuary from April/KLOC-0 to June 30th every year.
To sum up, in order to strengthen the protection, proliferation, development and rational utilization of fishery resources, develop artificial breeding, protect the legitimate rights and interests of fishery producers, promote the development of fishery production, and meet the needs of socialist construction and people's life, the fishing ban system is formulated.
Legal basis:
People's Republic of China (PRC) Fisheries Law
Article 22
According to the principle that the catch is lower than the growth of fishery resources, the state determines the total allowable catch of fishery resources and implements the fishing quota system. The fishery administrative department of the State Council is responsible for organizing the investigation and evaluation of fishery resources, and providing scientific basis for the implementation of the fishing quota system. The total fishing quota of People's Republic of China (PRC) inland sea, territorial sea, exclusive economic zone and other sea areas under jurisdiction shall be determined by the fishery administrative department of the State Council, and shall be decomposed step by step after being reported to the State Council for approval; The total fishing quota of important rivers and lakes determined by the state shall be determined by the people's governments of the relevant provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government or through consultation, and shall be broken down step by step. The distribution of the total fishing quota should reflect the principle of fairness and justice, and the distribution methods and results must be open and subject to supervision.