Summer fishing moratorium starts on May 1 - CGTN

This year's summer fishing moratorium in the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the waters north to 12 degrees north latitude of the South China Sea will start on May 1.

Fishing boats berthed at a fishing port in Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 30, 2020. /CFP

Fishing boats berthed at a fishing port in Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 30, 2020. /CFP

Fishing boats berthed at a fishing port in Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 30, 2020. /CFP

Fishing boats berthed at a fishing port in Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 30, 2020. /CFP

A boat full of fishing gear and nets is berthed at a fishing port in Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 30, 2020. /CFP

A boat full of fishing gear and nets is berthed at a fishing port in Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 30, 2020. /CFP

Fishermen work at a fishing port in Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 30, 2020. /CFP

Fishermen work at a fishing port in Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 30, 2020. /CFP

Fishermen take back their nets in Yantai City, east China's Shandong Province, April 30, 2020. /CFP

Fishermen take back their nets in Yantai City, east China's Shandong Province, April 30, 2020. /CFP

Fishermen mend nets in Yantai City, east China's Shandong Province, April 30, 2020. /CFP

Fishermen mend nets in Yantai City, east China's Shandong Province, April 30, 2020. /CFP

A fisherman repairs the boat at a fishing port in Yantai City, east China's Shandong Province, April 30, 2020. /CFP

A fisherman repairs the boat at a fishing port in Yantai City, east China's Shandong Province, April 30, 2020. /CFP

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Source(s): Xinhua News Agency