Legal analysis: The main stream of the Yangtze River and its important tributaries in natural waters except aquatic nature reserve and aquatic germplasm conservation zone will be closed for a tentative period of 1 0 years at the latest from 0: 00 on 202 1 year/month 1 day, during which the productive fishing of natural fishery resources is prohibited. Encourage qualified places to ban fishing before this. Where the relevant local government or the fishery administrative department announces that the fishing ban will be implemented before then, the starting time of the fishing ban shall be governed by its provisions.

Legal basis: Article 30 of the Fishery Law of the People's Republic of China 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. It is forbidden to fish in closed fishing areas and closed fishing periods. Fishing with nets smaller than the minimum mesh size is prohibited. The juvenile fish in the catch shall not exceed the prescribed proportion. It is forbidden to sell the illegally caught catch in the closed fishing area or during the closed fishing period. Species 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 department of the State Council or the fishery administrative department of the people's government of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government.