China: In 2021, the monthly average number of criminal cases of illegal fishing in the Yangtze River Basin will drop by nearly 40% compared with the previous year

The reporter learned from the Public Security Administration of the Ministry of Public Security on the 6th that in 2021, the monthly average number of criminal cases of illegal fishing in the Yangtze River Basin will be more than 400, a decrease of nearly 40% compared with 2020. The situation of illegal fishing crimes in the Yangtze River Basin has changed significantly. The fishery resources in the Yangtze River Basin have declined sharply, and many species of fish are hard to find, which has attracted much attention. In June 2020, the Ministry of Public Security launched a special campaign to combat illegal fishing crimes in the Yangtze River Basin, focusing on combating fishing-related crimes. Fishing" operation for a period of three years. The reappearance of scorpionfish not seen in 20 years in Dongting Lake, the resource inspection of the Taizhou section of the Yangtze River caught more than 120 saury in one net, and the "smiling angel" Yangtze finless porpoise frequently ...