Fishing Ban in South China Sea to BeginMore than 3,600 fishing boats in south China's Hainan Province will remain in harbor for two months as the country's fishing ban in the South China Sea becomes effective at noon on June 1.According to local sources, ship owners have all signed letters of responsibility with local fishery administrations. China first introduced the summer fishing ban in the South China Sea last year, and as a result there was a 16 percent rise in Hainan Province's marine catches in 1999 over the previous year. This year's fishing ban in the South China Sea will end at noon on August 1. |
| People's Daily Online --- http://www.peopledaily.com.cn/english/ |