Recently, a video of a Chinese woman picking jellyfish on the beach in Jesolo, Venice Province, Italy, attracted attention.
In the video, the woman places the stung on the beach in front of the square and sprinkles salt on the jellyfish, which quickly fills several buckets.
Jellyfish infographic.
As everyone knows, this seemingly "delicious gift from nature" may contain extremely high risks - this jellyfish may contain a large number of harmful toxins to the human body.
Italian experts remind that jellyfish in the edible processing is not as simple as everyone thinks, cleaning up its tentacles and toxins in its body is a very complex process, at least more than 4 hours of pickling to completely remove toxins. In view of this, Italian experts remind people not to pick up and eat jellyfish themselves, but to go to food stores to buy jellyfish that have been cleanly disposed of.
If picking jellyfish is unintentional, then the following behaviors are more serious.
Oyster infographic. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Xi
A month ago, the Venetian tax police received complaints that Chinese had come to the lagoon in small boats, wearing long fishing boots and gloves, and were fishing for oysters back and forth around the pillars under the arches of the bridge, bag after bag. The tax police, who took the phenomenon very seriously, immediately went to check and arrested 8 people, each facing a fine of up to 6,000 euros.
In many countries, there are strict regulations on aquatic fishing. Fishing, purchasing or selling aquatic products without permission or as required may violate the law and may result in confiscation of gains, fines or imprisonment.
Two years ago, several Chinese in Pocoro, in the Italian province of Matera, were fined for crab fishing in a protected area while fishing for crabs without permission in a man-made saltwater lake. The police imposed a fine for administrative irregularities, the fishing tools seized and confiscated, and the crabs they caught were thrown back into the sea.
In New Zealand, fishing, selling or buying seafood through the black market can result in hefty fines or even years in prison. Among them, those who fish and sell abalone illegally face up to 5 years in prison and fines of up to 250,000 yuan (NZD).
A Chinese man was fined 2,000 yuan for catching 48 abalones. According to the current law in New Zealand, only 10 abalones can be caught per person per day, and each abalone must be measured with a measuring scale in the water, not directly estimated with the naked eye, and the size of the abalone caught cannot be less than 12.5cm, otherwise it will be held legally responsible, and different regions have clear requirements for fishing tools, fishing closure areas and restricted areas.
Auckland, New Zealand, also has clear rules and limits on the amount of seafood such as oysters, which are limited to a maximum of 50 cockles and 50 other shellfish per day.
Once, a Chinese woman was fined 1500 New Zealand dollars (about 6918.45 yuan) for fishing 1162 bird clams, 960 oysters and 183 conchs.
Lobster infographic.
In addition to abalone, there are also rules for catching rock lobster in New Zealand. Recreational lobster fishing is legal, limited to 6 per person per day, the size needs to meet certain requirements, too small to catch, the female lobster with eggs must be released into the sea, and any fishing cage can not be placed in the water for more than 24 hours.
Not only animals, but in many countries, plants in some public areas cannot be grown or picked at will.
Recently, a Chinese American in New York was fined by the New York City Parks Bureau for picking wild onions in a park in Manhattan.
According to reports, the Chinese was stopped by the New York City Parks Bureau personnel when picking wild onions, and a 200 yuan fine was issued for destroying park property; If you do not admit guilt, you will be fined up to 300 yuan.
In fact, in order to control pests, the Municipal Park Bureau will usually spray drugs in the park, if picked without authorization, eat the stomach without cleaning, I am afraid that it will be harmful to the human body, and the public will pay attention to the legality of the move when picking wild vegetables, but also to repeatedly filter and wash to avoid poisoning.
Bamboo infographic.
Recently, a Chinese couple in British Columbia, Canada, was fined 2,000 yuan for spreading bamboo grown in their backyard to a neighbor's backyard. Neighbors say the bamboo, which is used for ornamentation, becomes his annual gardening nightmare. The photos he submitted showed the stems of the plants climbing over the laurel hedges in his yard and climbing farther and farther away until he installed a barrier in the summer of 2021.
Xiao Qiao reminds that people overseas must understand the local rules and regulations, and do not take chances to touch the red line of the law, because of small mistakes!
Source: China Overseas Chinese Network (Qiaowangzhongguo) Comprehensive China News Network, Italy-Singapore Overseas Chinese Network, New European Overseas Chinese Daily, Global Network, The United States "World Journal" and so on
Editor/Author: He Ying
Editor-in-charge: Li Mingyang
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