"The launching ceremony of the Pearl River Basin fishing ban in 2022 officially began." On the morning of March 1, the Xijiang fishery administration Wharf in Nanan street, Gaoyao District, Zhaoqing City was bustling. With the order, many law enforcement ships sailed to the river to carry out joint law enforcement cruise during the closed fishing period, announcing the official start of the four month closed fishing period in the Pearl River basin. The Pearl River fishing ban system is an important management system to protect, repair and reshape the fishery ecological environment resources in the Pearl River Basin and promote the comprehensive, coordinated, healthy and sustainable development of fishery economy. The Pearl River fishery ban system was first implemented in 2011 and has lasted for 12 years. It has played an important role in conserving aquatic biological resources in the Pearl River Basin, protecting biodiversity, promoting sustainable economic development and ecological civilization construction in the Pearl River Basin. In the past 12 years, Guangdong Province has implemented the Pearl River fishing ban system, effectively protected fishery resources and water ecological environment, and achieved good ecological, social and economic benefits. The data show that since the implementation of the fishing ban system in the Pearl River Basin, the fish resources in the Pearl River have recovered significantly, the fish yield and catch have increased significantly, and the production and fishing income of fishermen has also increased. The majority of fishermen have gradually changed from passive "I want to ban fishing" at the beginning of the ban to active "I want to ban fishing", and the awareness of protecting fishery resources and environment has gradually taken root in the hearts of the people. According to the Circular of the Ministry of agriculture on Issuing the system of closed fishing periods in the inland waters of the Pearl River, Minjiang River and Hainan Province (Circular of the Ministry of agriculture [2017] No. 4), the closed fishing period in the Pearl River Basin is from 0:00 on March 1 to 24:00 on June 30 every year. The closed fishing range includes the main stream, tributaries and rivers of the Pearl River from the source of the Pearl River in Zhanyi District, Qujing City, Yunnan Province to the Pearl River Estuary of Guangdong Province (north of the Shangchuan island Beijian Island link line) Tongjiang lake, Pearl River Delta river network and important independent rivers entering the sea. Except for recreational fishing and recreational fishing, all fishing operations are prohibited in the specified closed fishing areas and closed fishing periods. The relevant person in charge of the Guangdong Provincial Department of agriculture and rural areas said that the fishery authorities and law enforcement teams at all levels in the province will resolutely implement the deployment of the Ministry of agriculture and rural areas on the law enforcement actions during the closed season in the Pearl River Basin, effectively strengthen the supervision of fishing ports and fishing vessels during the closed season, organize and carry out special law enforcement actions for the closed season, and strengthen the joint linkage with the other five provinces (regions) in the basin, We will severely crack down on all kinds of illegal fishing activities during the Pearl River fishing ban, do a good job in ensuring the livelihood of fishermen during the fishing ban, and ensure the smooth implementation of the Pearl River fishing ban system. After the launch of the activity, the Pearl River Basin Fisheries Management Committee Office, Zhaoqing agricultural and rural Bureau and Zhaoqing maritime bureau formed a formation of law enforcement boats to carry out cruise law enforcement along the Xijiang River, marking the prelude to the Pearl River Basin fishery ban law enforcement in Guangdong Province in 2022. (Xinhua News Agency)