East China Sea enters fishing ban period (1/3)

Fishermen take advantage of fishing moratorium to mend fishing nets in Qushan Town of Daishan County in Zhoushan City, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 12, 2013. The East China Sea entered a fishing ban period in an effort to protect the area's fishery resources from May 1. Light seiners will see the fishing moratorum end on July 1 while those using boat to cast nets to fish will not be allowed to restart fishing until Sept. 16. (Xinhua/Suo Xianglu)