Source: Yangtze Evening News Net fishing for common aquatic animals and plants such as "chicken head rice" and snails may constitute a crime if the circumstances are serious. On July 6, the People's Court of Xuyi County publicly announced a case involving illegal fishing of snail

Source: Yangzi Evening News

Fishing " Chicken Head Rice " and snail 蛳 , such as common water vitality plants, severe circumstances may also constitute crime. On July 6th, the Luanxian People's Court publicly sentenced the case of illegal fishing snails and 芡 . illegally fishing aquatic products was sentenced to five and four months.

In late January 2021, Li Moumou and Qiu Moumou organized four people including Guo Mou (all cases) in the Hongze Lake Wetland Reserve in the case of failing to obtain the fishing license in accordance with the law. The machine suction snails can be caught by about 3200 kg and about 50 kg of snails. The

court believes that the two defendants use a predatory fishing tool such as the use of machine suction snails in Hongze Lake Wetland in the provincial wetland reserve, which is devastated to lake aquatic plant resources and animal resources, which is seriously severely damaged and seriously. The biological diversity that destroys the lake will also bring the rich nutrition of the water body, reduce the self -purification and repair ability of the water body, and threaten the healthy and stable lake ecosystem. The behavior has considerable social harm.

is worth noting that the experts during the trial provided consultation opinions pointed out that 芡 (also known as chicken head , chicken head rice), is a aquatic plant with economic value in freshwater. Plant community biological diversity plays an important role and should be identified as aquatic products. The opinion was adopted by the court.

"The two defendants in this case illegally caught snails and the total amount of salamanders exceeded 3 tons. The court's comprehensive factors were finally sentenced to two defendants. " It is necessary to combat illegal fishing behavior to maintain biological diversity. At the same time, it also demonstrates the natural ecological balance of the people's court with the strictest system and the most stringent rule of law to maintain the lake.

Correspondent Shen Gaoxuan Yangtze Evening News/Zi Niu Journalist Wan Chengyuan