From Jan 1, 2020, China began a 10-year fishing ban (禁令) on important areas of the Yangtze River to protect Biodiversity (生态多样性) in China's longest river.

2020年1月1日起，中国开始在长江的重要河域实施为期10年的禁渔令，以保护中国最长河流的生物多样性。

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To solve these problems, China put a 10-year fishing ban at the beginning of this year to protect fish resources.

为了解决这些问题，中国在今年年初出台了一项为期10年的休渔令，以保护鱼类资源。

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The fishing ban announced Sunday did not affect state waters west of the Mississippi River. Those waters represent seventy-seven percent of Louisiana's total seafood production.

周日颁布的禁渔令不影响密西西比河以西的水域，这些水域占到路易斯安那州海产品总产量的77%。

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The fishing ban announced Sunday did not affect state waters west of the Mississippi River.

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Normally these crabs would earn about $500, but the fishing ban means they can't be sold.

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Because the majority of fish live in the shallow waters near islands, rangers have implemented a fishing ban within 100 meters of islands.

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By the 1980s, the native wild sturgeon in the estuary's Dordogne and Garonne rivers was near extinction and a fishing ban was imposed.

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This current policy is expected to be a baby step of sorts after the Fish and Game Commission figures out how to implement the fishing ban and how to enforce it.

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