CCTV News: According to the website of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, at 12:00 on April 1, the waters below the Ningxia section of the Yellow River in my country entered a four-month fishing ban period. On the morning of the same day, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security held the launch of the special law enforcement action for the Yellow River to suspend fishing in Wuzhong City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

The two departments emphasized that the implementation of the Yellow River fishing ban system is an important measure to implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions and promote ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin. Fisheries and public security departments at all levels along the Yellow River should take this launch event as an opportunity to effectively carry out the law enforcement of fishing bans and make contributions to the protection of aquatic biological resources in the Yellow River Basin.

The two departments require that fishery and fishery administration and public security departments at all levels along the Yellow River should implement all law enforcement tasks in accordance with the requirements of the "Notice of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security on Carrying out the Special Law Enforcement Action for the Yellow River Rest and Fishing Ban in 2025". First, strengthen law enforcement and supervision and strengthen joint operations. We will focus on key areas where the masses have reported a lot and strong reactions, focus on periods of frequent illegal fishing such as fishing bans and holidays, keep a close eye on key personnel and ships who have been punished for illegal fishing in recent years, and carry out law enforcement and supervision in a solid manner. Carry out joint law enforcement to achieve information connectivity, law enforcement linkage, joint problem offices, and regional joint defense. The second is to strengthen law enforcement guarantees and improve the quality and efficiency of supervision. Actively promote informatization construction, make good use of auxiliary means such as artificial intelligence, and comprehensively strengthen the guarantee of law enforcement software and hardware. Implement the concept of inclusive and prudent supervision and flexible law enforcement, so that law enforcement work is both strong and warm. The third is to increase the efforts to popularize the law and create a good atmosphere. Strengthen warning education, increase the exposure of typical cases and major cases, use cases to interpret the law, strengthen deterrence, and create a good social atmosphere of "no capture on the river, no selling on the market, no making restaurants, and no eating on the masses".

It is reported that in 2024, fishery and fishery administration and public security departments at all levels along the Yellow River carried out special law enforcement actions for the Yellow River fishing ban, and the law enforcement efforts have been continuously strengthened. A total of 34,000 law enforcement personnel have been dispatched, a total of 220 illegal and irregular cases have been investigated and handled, and 13 cases have been transferred to judicial processing. The order of the Yellow River fishing ban is stable and orderly, and illegal fishing has been effectively curbed.