Amendment and improvement of Fisheries Law proposed by the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress (8.28)

OA show ('918 '); Xinhuanet, Beijing, August 22 (reporter Wang Lei Ming, Zhai Wei), the 17th session of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's congress reviewed the draft amendment to the fisheries law this afternoon Members of the Standing Committee pointed out in their speech that since the implementation of the fishery law, the development of fishery production has been promoted, but in the face of new situations and problems in fishery management, it is necessary to further modify and improve the fishery law and strengthen the protection of fishery resources Ren Zhenglong, who attended the meeting as a nonvoting delegate, said that pollution and overfishing have resulted in a sharp decrease in the number of wild fish in rivers and lakes in China in recent years It is imperative to strengthen the protection of fish resources in the fisheries law In the draft, the punishment for using fried fish, poisonous fish, electric fish and other serious illegal acts is too light, so it is suggested to make appropriate modifications Wang Mingshi said that at present, China's marine management needs to be further strengthened In some places, there are layers of scalping of aquaculture use certificates in offshore aquaculture There is no standardized system for the use of beach charges, which wastes national resources and damages the rights and interests of fishermen The draft proposal adds provisions for the issuance of aquaculture use certificates to ensure the smooth development of aquaculture fishery With regard to the management of fishing vessels, Chairman Mao Daru said that at present, there are overfishing problems in both coastal and inland waters One of the important reasons is that the number of fishing vessels is not effectively controlled In this regard, the relevant competent departments should strengthen the management of fishing vessels, determine the service life of all kinds of fishing vessels, and implement the system of compulsory scrapping of fishing vessels when they are due Yao Zhenyan said that there are provisions in the draft to implement the fishing quota system, but the provisions of "fishing volume is lower than the production of fishery resources" are not scientific and should be based on scientific calculation During the deliberation, some members also suggested strengthening the protection of aquatic germplasm resources, strengthening the punishment of illegal fishery activities and supporting the development of pelagic fishery China feed industry information network 3an (author:)