Maintain the Dongting ecology, West Lake Public Security is in action

Heavy punch strike illegal fishing behavior

Recently, the West Lake Public Security Branch received an enthusiastic public report that some illegal personnel seriously violated laws and regulations, and used the disabled tools to illegally fish for aquatic products in Xidong Tinghu. After the public security organs have mastered the situation, they quickly organized the auxiliary police to carry out fishing protection actions. Under the leadership of the Director of the West Lake Police Station, the auxiliary police officers squatted patiently for many days in a row. Finally, in the early morning of September 20, 6 illegal fishing suspects were arrested on the spot at the triangle brick brick factory. There are a batch of hunting tools and several fishing.

The case is currently under investigation.

Laws and regulations

Article 38 of the Fisheries Law of the People's Republic of China: The use of fried fish, poisonous fish, electric fish and other methods of destroying fishery resources for fishing, violating the regulations on the ban on fishing areas and fisheries, or using banned prohibited. Fishing gear, fishing methods, and illegal fishes in fishing or fishing in the same size than the smallest mesh size are exceeded the specified proportion, and the acquisition of fishing objects and illegal income is imposed, and a fine of less than 50,000 yuan is imposed. Fishing permits are revoked; if the circumstances are particularly serious, fishing vessels may be confiscated; if a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility is investigated in accordance with the law.

Article 340 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China: [Crime of illegal fishing for aquatic products] violated the protection of aquatic resources and regulations, and fishing in the forbidden area, fishing period or use of disabled tools and methods. The imprisonment, detention, control or fine for less than three years.

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