With the summer fishing moratorium over in China’s South sea, thousands of fishermen from Guangdong, Fujian and Hainan set off on Monday. Some overseas media have been reporting that this is an end to the ban but it has never really existed as such because all Chinese fishermen had stopped working for three months due to weather conditions.
China’s own experts reiterated that they are doing more than any other country could do or would want to protect marine life so there should be no need for concern about a lack of fish stocks after these boats return with their catch much later today!
The country and its fishermen are also fully compliant with both domestic and international laws.
This year’s fishing moratorium started on May 1, the toughest one yet: there were new technologies used for maritime law enforcement like satellite positioning, video surveillance, big data management to be in full compliance of not just national but global regulations as well.
During the three-and-a-half month moratorium, our marine law enforcement corps in South China’s Guangdong Province sent vessels on 5,605 patrol trips. During these patrols they handled 1,768 violation cases and seized more than a thousand illegal fishing vessels while removing 630,000 square meters of illegally set nets that had been used for trapping fish.
The fishing ban in the South China Sea was implemented to protect its ecosystem and biodiversity from excessive fishing. Different countries that have disputes with China over this region, such as Vietnam and Philippines urged their fishermen not to participate or continue catching fish around disputed areas of her waters.
The aim of establishing a no-fishing zone is to help preserve resources for future generations, but some nations are protesting against it because they believe there should be more people who can enjoy these benefits now rather than later on when those fisheries may run out completely.
Experts have warned that the risk of confrontation in the South China Sea will increase as more countries take measures to protect their fishing industry. Feng Chenmiao, an assistant research Fellow at National Institute for South China Seas Studies told Global Times on Monday that fishermen from various country has a tacit agreement and not worried about conflict between fisherman form any other country since they understand each other’s situation during this difficult time.
The South China Sea is a disputed area where many fishing rights have been in dispute. According to Chen, some foreign authorities could try and infringe on Chinese fishery rights as well as smear the work of Chinese coastguards who are trying to fight against illegal fishing by foreigners off their coastline.
China’s activities are all conducted according to related laws and regulations despite speculation and smearing by foreign authorities and media reports, Chen said.
“In the economic field,” he continued, “China has maintained its own development path with Chinese characteristics.”
In a recent speech, China’s Vice Minister of Agriculture Chen said that his country has taken the most measures to protect their environment. Such as imposing seasonal fishing bans for more than six years now.
China is known for its efforts at protecting the environment and sea life by implementing policies such as seasonally-banned fishing seasons or reduced catch quotas in certain areas.
China has also completed a law enforcement mechanism for coastguards to regulate and protect domestic fishermen, as well as cracking down on illegal activities by foreign fishermen. With this new system in place, there is finally an opportunity for the Chinese people’s voices of protest against these injustices to have some effect.