Live crabs can be released if they are not bought, and wild aquatic animals will be released from October 1st in China

Published 2022년 9월 13일

Tridge summary

Starting October 1, individuals and organizations in a certain region will be required to obtain permission from the captain of a fishing boat before purchasing live crabs and other aquatic animals, and then releasing them back into the sea. The Fisheries Department is implementing new regulations to manage the unauthorized release of wild aquatic animals, amending existing rules that previously only regulated the release of farmed aquatic animals. The procedure will involve reporting transactions and releases through a sea area release platform, limiting releases to the purchase location, and requiring trained personnel for releases. From January 1, 2013, releases must be conducted by trained personnel, and an annual release plan can be applied for from November 1 of the previous year to April 30 of the current year.
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Original content

In recent years, it has been found that individuals, non-governmental organizations, and religious groups have purchased live aquatic animals from inbound fishing boats and released them back to the ocean, but there is no relevant regulatory management. The addition of the release of wild aquatic animals must be declared. In the future, the purchase of live crabs and other wild aquatic animals from fishing boats at the port in the future must be approved in advance. The relevant amendments will be implemented on October 1. The Fisheries Department originally managed the proliferation and release of aquatic animals in sea areas under the "Restrictions on the proliferation and release of aquatic animals and matters to be observed", and the regulation object did not include live aquatic animals returned to the port by fishing boats. and the matters to be followed", which not only regulates the sea area release of farmed aquatic animals, but also includes the sea area release of wild ...
Source: Agriharvest

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