The Ministry of Agriculture is most concerned about the implementation of permitted fishing gear and transitional fishing gear for marine fishing.

In order to strengthen the management of fishing gear, consolidate the achievements of the special action on cleaning up and rectifying illegal fishing gear, and protect marine fishery resources, in accordance with the Fisheries Law of the people's Republic of China, the regulations on the Conservation of Biological Resources in the Bohai Sea and the Action platform for the Conservation of China's Aquatic Biological Resources, the Ministry of Agriculture has decided to implement the minimum mesh size system for marine fishing gear and transitional fishing gear. The notice is as follows:

I. time and scope of implementation

Since June 1, 2014, the minimum mesh size system for permitted and transitional fishing gear for marine fishing has been fully implemented in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea, the East China Sea and the South China Sea.

II. Main contents

(1) according to the existing scientific research basis and the reality of fishing production, the system of minimum mesh size of marine fishing gear can be divided into two categories: permitted fishing gear and transitional fishing gear. The permitted fishing gear is the marine fishing gear permitted by the state, and the transitional fishing gear will be converted to permitted or banned fishing gear in the future according to the needs of protecting marine fishery resources, and will be announced.

(2) the main fishing species are the Gill net operation of jaw needle fish, green scale fish, plum child fish, anchovies, scaly fish, small scale fish, silverfish, small male fish and other species, the fishery administrative departments of each province (autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government) shall carry out special operation according to the minimum mesh size standard determined this time, and limit the specific operation time and operation area. In the case of anchovy, hairy shrimp and eel seedlings in the trawl, and specific species such as green scale fish, pre-scale fish, spotted fish, golden sardines and small male fish in the purse seine, the fishery administrative departments of each province (autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government) shall, according to the actual fishing production, independently set the minimum mesh size and strictly limit the specific operating hours and operating areas. The above licensing provisions shall be implemented after being submitted to the Fisheries Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture for record and approval before April 1, 2014. Local franchise regulations will be made public on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture to facilitate fishermen's inquiry and supervision.

(3) the fishery administrative departments of each province (autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government) may, on the basis of the minimum mesh size standards stipulated in this circular and in the light of the situation of fishery resources and the actual production in their respective areas, formulate more stringent standards for the minimum mesh size of marine fishing gear and report them to the Fisheries Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture for the record.

III. Methods of measurement

According to the regulation of GB/T 6964Mir 2010, the flat wedge mesh inner diameter measuring instrument is used to measure the inner diameter. When measuring the mesh length, the mesh should be fully straightened along the longitudinal direction of the mesh or the long axis of the unknotted mesh, and the inner diameter of the adjacent 5 mesh should be measured one by one each time, and the minimum value should be the inner diameter of the mesh. When measuring, the triple Gill net should measure the minimum mesh size of the innermost net, and the double Gill net should measure the minimum mesh size of the smaller mesh in the two-layer net. The fishery administrative departments of each province (autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government) may, in the light of the local reality, formulate a simple and easy method of measurement on the basis of the above provisions.

IV. Relevant requirements

(1) before June 1, 2014, owners and users of fishing gear smaller than the minimum mesh size shall be adjusted and replaced as soon as possible in accordance with the above standards, and law enforcement agencies shall still enforce the law in accordance with the existing national mesh size regulations.

(2) as of June 1, 2014, fishing with fishing gear smaller than the minimum mesh size shall be prohibited. Coastal fishery law enforcement agencies at all levels shall, in accordance with this circular, carry out law enforcement inspection on the mesh of fishing gear carried and used by fishing vessels at sea, tidal flat and port. Fishing with fishing gear smaller than the minimum mesh size shall be punished in accordance with Article 38 of the Fisheries Law, and all or part of the subsidy funds for fishery oil prices in the current year shall be deducted. Fishing vessels carrying fishing gear smaller than the minimum mesh size shall be treated and punished according to the use of fishing gear smaller than the minimum mesh size.

(3) it is strictly forbidden to install lining nets in trawls and other fishing gear with net bags, and once found, they shall be dealt with and punished in violation of the minimum mesh size.

(4) starting from March 1, 2014, new applications for or renewal of fishing licenses shall be filled in in accordance with the names of fishing gear and the main fishing species listed in the annex to this circular. At the same time, appropriate adjustments should be made to the "contents of approved operations" in the style of "fishing license" announced by the Ministry of Agriculture No. 1100 and 1288, as detailed in Annex 3.

(5) this circular shall enter into force as of June 1, 2014, and the Circular of the Ministry of Agriculture of the people's Republic of China on the implementation of the system of minimum mesh size of Marine fishing gear (No. 2) issued on October 28, 2003 shall be annulled at the same time.

It is hereby announced

Attachment:

1. Standard for the size of the minimum mesh (or net bag) of fishing gear for marine fishing

two。 Standard for minimum mesh (or net bag) size of transitional fishing gear for marine fishing

3. Revise the style and fill in the instructions of "approved operation content" in "fishing license"

Ministry of Agriculture

November 29, 2013

Annex 1

Relevant standards for the minimum mesh (or net bag) size of fishing gear for marine fishing

Sea area

Classification name of fishing gear

Main catch species

Minimum mesh (or capsule) size (mm)

Remarks

Type of fishing gear

Name of fishing gear

The Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea

Gill net class

Set single Gill net, drifting single Gill net

Swimming crab, silver Pomfret, jellyfish

one hundred and ten

Mackerel, mackerel, cod

ninety

Shrimp, squid, shrimp cricket, small yellow croaker, barracuda, spotted squid

fifty

Jaw needle fish

forty-five

This kind of Gill net is operated under local license.

Green scale fish

thirty-five

Meitong fish

thirty

Drifting without subclass Gill net

Mackerel, mackerel, cod

ninety

purse seine

Single-boat and double-boat purse seines

unlimited

35

Purse seine nets mainly used for catching green fish, pre-scale mullet, spotted fish, golden sardine and small male fish are operated by local special permission.

miscellaneous fishing gear

Funashiki net

unlimited

35

East China Sea

gillnets

Fixed single gill net, drift single gill net

Portunus, Silver Pomfret, Jellyfish

110

Crappie, mackerel, grouper, shark, yellow croaker

90

Small yellow croaker, mullet, sole, squid, crucian carp, mermaid, dragon head fish

50

purse seine

Single-boat and double-boat purse seines

Double boat purse seine

unlimited

35

Purse seine nets mainly used for catching green fish, pre-scale mullet, spotted fish, golden sardine and small male fish are operated by local special permission.

miscellaneous fishing gear

boat spread net spread net cover

unlimited

35

South China Sea (including Beibu Gulf)

gillnets

Fixed single gill net, drift single gill net

Species caught other than anchovies, polylepis, oligolepis, silverfish and small males

50

anchovies

30

This type of gill net is operated by local licensing

Polyscale, oligoscale

25

Whitebait, small male fish

10

Driftless gill net

Species caught other than anchovies, polylepis, oligolepis, silverfish and small males

50

purse seine

Single-boat and double-boat purse seines

Double boat purse seine

unlimited

35

Purse seine nets mainly used for catching green fish, pre-scale mullet, spotted fish, golden sardine and small male fish are operated by local special permission.

miscellaneous fishing gear

boat spread net spread net cover

unlimited

35

Annex 2

Criteria for minimum mesh (or net bag) size of transitional fishing gear in marine fisheries

waters

Fishing gear classification name

dominant species

Minimum mesh (or net sac) size (mm)

remarks

Type of gear

Name of fishing gear

Huanghua sea

trawl

Single-ship stringer trawl, single-ship frame trawl

shrimp

25

gillnets

drift double gill net

fixed triple gill net

drift triple gill net

Portunus, Silver Pomfret, Jellyfish

110

Cod, mackerel, cod

90

Prawn, squid, squilla, yellow croaker, barracuda, spotted mullet

50

Zhang net class

Double-pile winged single-bag net, double-pile vertical rod net, mast vertical rod net, multi-anchor single net, single-pile frame net, multi-pile vertical rod net, double-anchor vertical rod net

unlimited

35

The net mainly used to catch shrimp and eel fry is operated by local special permission

trap class

trap

unlimited

35

Cagepot

Fixed series inverted whisker cage

unlimited

25

yellow Sea

trawl

Single vessel winged single sac trawl, double vessel winged single sac trawl

Species caught other than shrimp

54

The trawl, which mainly catches anchovies, is licensed locally

East China Sea

trawl

Single vessel winged single sac trawl, double vessel winged single sac trawl

Species caught other than shrimp

54

The trawl, mainly for anchovies, is licensed locally

single-ship stringer trawl

shrimp

25

gillnets

drift double gill net

fixed triple gill net

drift triple gill net

Portunus, Silver Pomfret, Jellyfish

110

Crappie, mackerel, grouper, shark, yellow croaker

90

Small yellow croaker, mullet, sole, squid, crucian carp, mermaid, dragon head fish

50

purse seine

single-boat purse seine

unlimited

35

Zhang net class

Single anchor tension-net

unlimited

55

Double anchor, winged, single sac, net.

Unlimited

50

Double-pile winged single-bag net, double-pile vertical bar net, double-pile vertical bar net, multi-anchor single-piece net, single-pile frame net, double-anchor net, single-pile truss net, single-anchor frame net, single-anchor truss net, double-pile net, ship-frame net, ship-bar net, multi-anchor frame net, multi-anchor truss net, multi-anchor single bag net

Unlimited

35

The net for catching hairy shrimp and eel seedlings is operated under local charter.

Trap class

Guide into the trap of building a network

Unlimited

35

Cage pots

Fixed series inverted beard cage

Unlimited

25

South China Sea (including Beibu Gulf)

Trawl class

Single ship winged single bag trawl, double ship winged single bag trawl, single bottom single trawl of single ship, single trawl of double bottom

Fishing species other than shrimp

40

Single ship truss bar trawl and single ship frame trawl

Shrimp

25

Gill net class

Drifting double Gill net

Set triple Gill net

Drifting triple Gill net

Set double Gill net

Drifting frame Gill net

Fishing species except anchovies, scaly fish, small scale fish, silverfish and small male fish

50

Purse seine

Single ship has purse seine, manual purse seine without purse seine

Unlimited

35

Zhang net class

Double pile single bag net, double pile vertical bar net, double anchor bar net, single pile truss net, multi-pile vertical bar net, double anchor bar net, double anchor single piece net, double anchor single bag net

Unlimited

thirty-five

The net for catching hairy shrimp and eel seedlings is operated under local charter.

Trap class

Guide into the trap of building a network

Unlimited

thirty-five

Cage pots

Fixed series inverted beard cage

Unlimited

twenty-five

Annex 3 revised style and instructions for "approved operation contents" in "fishing license"

Approve the content of the operation (before adjustment)

Name of ship: permit No.:

Job Typ

Mode of operation

Work place

Operating time limit

Fishing gear

Name

Quantity

Specifications

Fishing

Variety

Quota

Examination and approval authority

(special seal)

Year, month, day

Year, month, day

Approve the job content (after adjustment)

Name of ship: permit No.:

Fishing

Ship

Job Typ

One of the nine job types

Mode of operation

Fill in a maximum of 2 items

Work place

Operating time limit

Fishing gear

Name

Fill in no more than 2 items.

Specifications

Minimum mesh size

Carrying quantity

Fishing

Main catch species

Quota

Examination and approval authority

(special seal)

Year, month, day

Year, month, day