Fishing ban helps Yangtze breathe easier
Ongoing moratorium sees sturgeon thrive as former fishermen discover new paths
China Daily |
Updated: 2026-03-16 08:58
Share
Share - WeChat
The Yangtze River, often dubbed the mother river of the Chinese nation, is seeing renewed vitality thanks to an ongoing 10-year fishing moratorium.
Once harboring aquatic resources of more than half of the entire nation, the Yangtze has seen a significant decline in biodiversity since the 1980s, due to overexploitation and water pollution.
- Xi'an 'shoestring crew' turns textbook stories into viral short dramas
- China advances lunar spacesuit, bed rest research for 2030 moon landing mission
- China steps up crackdown on fraudulent practices in environmental monitoring
- Two dead, three missing after mudslide hits SW China's Sichuan
- China's Long March 2D rocket launches four advanced radar satellites
- Rescuers launch operation after mudslide hits near Sichuan village
