Fishing ban to protect spawning in NE
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The summer fishing ban in boundary rivers and lakes in Heilongjiang Province will run from June 6 to July 20, according to the provincial fishery bureau.
A ban is put into force in the province twice a year - in Xingkai Lake from June 6 to July 20, and in Heilong River and Wusuli River, on China's border with Russia, from June 11 to July 15 - during which all fishing activities are forbidden.
Autumn's fishing ban this year runs from Oct 1 to 20 along Heilong River and Wusuli River.
"Heilong River has been implementing the fishing ban since the 1950s to maintain ecological balance," said Yu Qinghai, a retired fishery expert.
The bans protect spawning seasons for different kinds of fish living in these waters, so the main objective is to ensure the survival of young fish, Yu said.
"After decades of following these practices, more fishermen have realized the importance of fishing bans," said Yu, "and those living in these areas have shown great support for the move."
Zhang Qingkai, head of Kunhe frontier police station for Heihe Public Security Frontier Corps, said: "Frontier police officers and soldiers are busy every year at this time patroling these areas."
For example, he said, Heilong River flows about 326 km through Heihe City and the border patrols are performed by more than 200 police officers and soldiers from 41 frontier police stations.
There are four border police officers and a border soldier in Zhang's station, in charge of 12.8 km of river.
"Besides daily work, our duty is preventing fishing during the ban, keeping people from both countries from illegally crossing the border, and monitoring suspect vehicles and airplanes," Zhang said.
Among the 360 households in three villages in Kunhe, 34 families have fishing licenses and own fishing boats.
At midnight before the first day of the fishing ban, Zhang said his officers will collect fishing boats and gear and return them after the ban ends.
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