Recently, the environmental resources trial court of Qiongshan District Court of Haikou City tried the first criminal case of illegally fishing aquatic products in our province. The two men were sentenced to a fine of 30,000 yuan, and both of them paid fines in court.

The court found through trial that at 10 o'clock on January 9, 2017, Zhang and Yang respectively sailed from Zhanjiang Port in Guangdong Province, and double-boat trawling in the bottom-to-bottom fishing area near Haikang Port, about 10 nautical miles away. operation. On January 10 of the same year, the two continued to drive fishing boats to Ma Village Port in Chengmai County. Two-ship trawling operations were carried out in the bottom trawl banned fishing area of the area, and were seized by law enforcement officers of the Chengmai County Ocean and Fisheries Bureau. Law enforcement officers seized a total net weight of 2,1750.3 kilograms from their ships, and the catch was auctioned. The transaction amount was RMB 7830.1. After identification, the catch value of the case was RMB 4,3500.6.

The court held that Zhang and Yang had violated the regulations on the protection of aquatic resources and caught aquatic products in the fishing grounds of the bottom trawling network, which constituted the crime of illegally fishing aquatic products. The penalty was 30,000 yuan according to law; the catches seized in the case were seized. The auction proceeds of RMB 7830.1 will be confiscated and will be turned over to the state treasury by the seizure agency.

It is reported that the case is the first case of illegally caught aquatic products in Hainan Province, which was investigated by a team of Hainan Marine Police. The officers and men of the sea police reminded the majority of fishing boats that the use of the bottoming nets in the bottom-to-net prohibited fishing area is prohibited. It is necessary to stay away from illegal fishing. The Marine Police will jointly fight the fishery administration and other relevant functional departments to crack down on illegal fishing at sea and protect marine fisheries. Resources.