Fishing bans imposed on Pearl, Yangtze to help declining stock
<p><span word="Seasonal">Seasonal</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="bans">bans</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="reaches">reaches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yangtze">Yangtze</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="declining">declining</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bans">bans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> 2-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2,400-<span word="kilometer">kilometer</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="River">River</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="longest">longest</span> <span word="river">river</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="tributaries">tributaries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="lakes">lakes</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 3-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="reaches">reaches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yangtze">Yangtze</span> <span word="River">River</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Gezhouba">Gezhouba</span> <span word="Dam">Dam</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hubei">Hubei</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Chongming">Chongming</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>.</p><p><span word="Fishing">Fishing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="reaches">reaches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="annually">annually</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="April">April</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> 11<span word="th">th</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="biodiversity">biodiversity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="longest">longest</span> <span word="river">river</span>, <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1,100 <span word="aquatic">aquatic</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="wildlife">wildlife</span> .</p><p><span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Tianrong">Tianrong</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="Fishery">Fishery</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="varieties">varieties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ban">ban</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="hatched">hatched</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> 67.5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011 <span word="from">from</span> 2006, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 29 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="newly">newly</span>-<span word="hatched">hatched</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ban">ban</span>.</p><p><span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="bureaus">bureaus</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ban">ban</span>.</p>
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