Regulations of Guizhou Province on Fisheries.

These Measures are formulated in accordance with the Fisheries Law of the People's Republic of China, aiming to strengthen the protection, increase, development and reasonable utilization of fishery resources, develop aquaculture, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of fishery producers, and promote the development of fishery production. The Text consists of 29 Articles divided into 6 Chapters: General provisions (I); Aquaculture Production (II); Aquatic fingerlings (III); Increase and protection of fishery resources (IV); Legal liabilities (V); Supplementary provisions (VI).
The Text addresses the issues of planning of water areas devoted to the development of aquaculture, aquatic fingerling production planning, rules and requirements to be satisfied by any entity or individual engaged in the production of aquaculture or aquatic fingerlings, fishing authorization, enforcement, conservation measures, etc.
People's governments at or above the county level shall regularly organize investigation and assessment on fishery resources, strengthen the protection of fishery resources, and set up the fishing ban or limit on the fishery resources exploited excessively (art.15). Closed fishing seasons shall be from 1 February to 31 May of each year for the rivers, lakes, large and medium-sized reservoirs in this province (art.16).