Sichuan to bar fishing on Yangtze River
(WorldNews Environment)

Sichuan province will complete the annulment of 10,211 fishing permits by the end of this month, heralding the beginning of a 10-year fishing ban along the Sichuan section of the Yangtze River. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced on Jan 1 that the country would implement 10-year fishing bans along key stretches of the Yangtze to protect biodiversity in Asia`s longest river. The ministry said the bans would...