The four-month fishing ban along the Xijiang River ended at midnight on June 30th. Starting from midnight on July 1st, fishermen along the Xijiang River in Yunfu City set sail one after another, commencing a new round of fishing.

In the early morning of July 1st, after the fishing opening ceremony, nearly 40 fishing boats from Shangkeng Village, Yun'an District, set sail one after another. Fishermen were busy on the river, casting nets, hauling in catches, and weighing them, bringing the Xijiang River back to life after a four-month rest.

Fisherman Li Jinrong started preparing his fishing gear at 4:00 AM, placing fish traps in suitable areas along the river. In less than half a day, he had a bountiful catch. "Today's catch is quite good. We caught Xijiang River shrimp, bighead carp, and white amur bream, among others. There are various sizes, with some weighing around 12 kilograms and others about six to seven kilograms."

On the same day, fisherman Li Shuijin caught a notable 19.9-kilogram bighead carp with his first haul of the fishing season. "This one was caught in Shangkeng Village. The fish now are exceptionally plump and delicious."

The Xijiang River stretches for 118 kilometers within Yunfu, with clear waters and deep currents, boasting abundant fisheries resources. Species such as grass carp, perch,Japanese grenadier anchovy, white amur bream, silver carp, and Xijiang River shrimp are renowned as "Xijiang River delicacies." As soon as the fresh and plump Xijiang River delicacies are brought ashore, they attract many residents and businesses to purchase them.

Among them, a local food company has adopted an innovative model of "develop enterprises to promote agriculture", where it directly purchases Xijiang River fish caught by fishermen to help them increase their income. "We have established processing plants along the Xijiang River to purchase and process the fish caught by fishermen into dried fish, which not only solves the sales issues for fishermen but also promotes our brand of Yunfu dried Xijiang River fish." said Huang Zhenming, Chairman of Yunfu Dajiang Food Co., Ltd.

It is reported that since 2011, Yunfu has implemented a 14-year consecutive ban on fishing in the Xijiang River. The fishing ban area includes the main and tributary streams of the Xijiang River under Yunfu's jurisdiction. After years of implementing the fishing ban, significant increases have been observed in economically important species such as blank amur bream, white amur bream, and mud carp. Biodiversity has been protected, and aquatic ecosystems have been restored as a result.

Source: Yangcheng Evening News

开捕！西江禁渔期结束

为期四个月的西江禁渔期于6月30日24时结束，7月1日零时起正式开捕，云浮市西江沿线的渔民纷纷启航，开始新一轮的捕捞作业。

7月1日大清早，在开渔仪式后，云安区六都镇上六村委上坑村的近40艘渔船依次出港，渔民们在江上忙着撒网、起捞、称重等，让休憩了四个月的西江再次热闹了起来。

渔民李金荣早上四点开始准备捕鱼工具，在西江找到合适的水域放置鱼笼，不到半天的时间就收获颇丰。“今天收获也算不错，有西江虾、鳙鱼、鳊鱼等，各个品种都有一些，大的有十二斤左右，小的也有六七斤。”

当天，渔民李水金开渔第一网捕捞的一条19.9斤的鳙鱼也非常吸睛。“今天在上坑村簕头咀捕获的，经过禁渔期，鱼身特别肥美。”

西江在云浮域内延绵118公里，水清流深，渔业资源丰富，鲩鱼、鲈鱼、刀鱼、鳊鱼、鲢鱼、西江虾等是闻名遐迩的“西江河鲜”。新鲜肥美的西江河鲜一上岸就吸引了四面八方来客，不少市民和商家蜂拥而至，前来采购。

其中，有本地的食品公司“以企带农”的创新模式，定向收购渔民捕获的西江鱼，助力渔民增收。“我们在西江边设置了加工厂，针对渔民捕捞的鱼进行收购再加工，制作成鱼干，这样不仅解决渔民的销售问题，也打响我们云浮西江鱼干的品牌。”云浮市大江食品有限公司董事长黄镇明表示。

据悉，云浮从2011年起已连续14年实施西江禁渔制度，禁渔区域包含云浮市管辖的西江干流、支流公共自然水域。经过实施多年的西江禁渔制度，西江鱼类资源如广东鲂、鳊鱼和鲮鱼等多个经济物种有明显增加，生物多样性得到保护，水域生态也得到修复。

文、图丨记者 郑俊良 通讯员 黎文成 刘烁
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