China’s moratoriums on fishing do ‘nothing to protect squid’
by Helen Davidson in Taipei from on (#6DQE2)
Analysis by conservation group Oceana suggests areas where suspension imposed are not fished by fleets anyway
Annual short-term moratoriums on squid fishing imposed by Chinese authorities are probably meaningless as there appeared to be little fishing activity in the areas before the bans were announced, analysis has claimed.
In 2020, China's ministry of agriculture and rural affairs announced a pilot program banning fishing in parts of the south-west Atlantic Ocean from July to October, and parts of the eastern Pacific Ocean from September to December.
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