Eel fry fishing season will begin. Chiayi County invites fishermen to cooperate with registration and declaration.

Eel fry fishing season will begin. Chiayi County invites fishermen to cooperate with registration and declaration.

The four-month eel fry fishing season in 109 began on November 1. Chiayi County-calls on those engaged in coastal eel fry to register with the fishing association to maintain their own safety and operation order during the operation. and assist in filling in fishing methods, fishing sites and fishing quantity in the fishing log to facilitate eel resource management, assessment and planning.

Eel culture has long been a traditional industry in Taiwan, because eel seedlings still rely on natural seedlings. Therefore, in order to take into account the livelihood of fishermen and the growth of some eel seedlings, the Fisheries Department announced the regulations on the fishing season of eel seedlings on September 9, 102, from March 1 to October 31 every year, except Hualien County and Taitung County. It is forbidden to catch eel seedlings in any way in the sea area, intertidal zone and estuarine waters within 3 miles from the shore.

The fishing period of Japanese eel seedlings in the early years was mainly from October to the end of April of the following year for a total of seven months. In order to give Japanese eel seedlings swimming during this period a chance to follow the river to grow and reproduce, so as to maintain the ecological sustainability of eels, since 102, the Fisheries Department has stipulated that the open fishing period is four months in November, December and January and February of the following year, and the fishing period has been reduced by three months (October and March and April of the following year).

Fishing eel seedlings is one of the important traditional industries of coastal fishermen in winter, but because they work at low temperatures and dark nights, and the weather walruses are very unstable in winter, the risk of intershore fishing of eel seedlings is extremely high. Chiayi County-especially calls on those who catch eel seedlings to wear life-saving equipment and pay attention to weather walruses to maintain their own safety. In addition, "matters needing attention in intershore fishing of eel seedlings" shall be registered with the fishing association, and the fishing method, location and quantity shall be recorded in the fishing log and returned to the fishing association.

▲ eel fry fishing season will begin. Chiayi County invites fishermen to cooperate with registration and declaration.