Yingshan, Sichuan: the electric fish were tried along the river, and the proliferation and release made up for the ecological scar

Recently, the agricultural and rural Bureau of Yingshan County, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province, in conjunction with the county people's court, the county people's Procuratorate, the County Public Security Bureau and the people's Government of Huangdu Town, conducted a public trial of Mr. Wang's illegal fishing case at Liujiang Wharf in Huangdu town. The trial attracted more than 600 people to listen to the case and gave them a profound education in the rule of law at home.

In October, 2024, Yingshan County fishery law enforcement officers found that Wang, a villager of a village in Luoshi Town, used prohibited tools to illegally fish in the Huangdu section of Liujiang River, and seized 2.94 kg of fish, including two protected species of Pelteobagrus fulvidraco and ophiocephalus Argus. After the Public Security Department filed a case for investigation, it was found that the facts of Wang's illegal "electric fish" were clear and the evidence was conclusive, so he was transferred to Yingshan County People's Procuratorate to file a lawsuit according to law.

"I know I was wrong, and I will learn a lesson from it in the future and be a good citizen who abides by the law." in the court, Wang, the person involved, truthfully confessed the facts of the case and voluntarily pleaded guilty to punishment. Finally, the people's Court of Yingshan County ruled that Wang, the person involved in the illegal fishing case, made ecological compensation by putting fry, and put the fry worth more than 3000 yuan into the Huangdu section of Liujiang River.

"The purpose of this circuit trial is to improve people's awareness of consciously abiding by laws and regulations and better protect fishery resources and water ecological environment by interpreting the law in the form of cases," said the trial judge.

"Every fry is a remedy for the ecology. I hope everyone can realize the importance of protecting the ecology from the action of proliferation and release." the prosecutor of Yingshan County People's Procuratorate told the people.

"'electric fish 'is a fishing method prohibited by laws and regulations, and it is also a key strike in the special law enforcement action of' fishing policy shines the sword '." according to the person in charge of Yingshan County agricultural and rural Bureau, since this year, the Bureau has strengthened law enforcement to prevent and crack down on illegal fishing and illegal fishing in the Yangtze River Basin. During the fishing ban period, more than 280 law enforcement officers were dispatched, 75 law enforcement patrols were carried out, 4 cases were investigated and dealt with, 15 persons involved were found, and a fine of more than 7500 yuan was imposed, effectively protecting the ecological environment of the water area. (Pengjie)