Fishing vessels sail off Shipu Fishery Port for a new round of fishing season in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
Nearly 2,000 fishing vessels sailed off Shipu Fishery Port during a ceremony to celebrate the start of a new fishing season in Ningbo.
NINGBO, Sept. 17, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A fishing moratorium that had lasted for four and a half months in the East China Sea was lifted on Monday noon. In order to protect marine fishery resources and the ecological environment, China has implemented a summer fishing moratorium each year on May 1.
Fishing vessels sail off Shipu Fishery Port for a new round of fishing season in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
Fishing vessels sail off Shipu Fishery Port for a new round of fishing season in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
Fishing vessels sail off Shipu Fishery Port for a new round of fishing season in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
Fishing vessels sail off Shipu Fishery Port for a new round of fishing season in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
Fishing vessels sail off Shipu Fishery Port for a new round of fishing season in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)■