BEIJING, Aug 13 – The aquatic biological resources in the Yangtze River have shown a positive recovery trend since a fishing ban was implemented in the river, according to a communique released on Monday.
The communique indicates that in 2023, resource density in the main stream increased by 16.7 percent year-on-year, while resource volume in major tributaries rose by 64.3 percent.
Additionally, the population of China’s four major carps – black carp, grass carp, silver carp and bighead carp – in the central Yangtze at Jianli City, Hubei Province, reached 5.98 billion, 4.4 times the amount before the ban.
In 2023, the river basin recorded 227 native fish species, an increase of 34 from 2022. The number of aquatic wild species under state key protection rose to 14, up by 3, according to the communique.
In 2021, to improve the biodiversity in the river, the country launched a 10-year fishing ban in pivotal waters of the Yangtze River.
