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Text: Mo Hanxue
Edited by Mo Hanxue
[Preface]
In today's technologically advanced society, most people cultivate their sentiments through a variety of recreational activities, such as golfing and a few people fishing on the lakeside.
Of course, if we catch poisonous fish when fishing, we generally don't eat them, and poisonous fish such as puffer fish.
On the contrary, if you catch some strange-looking and very rare fish, you will show off to your companions, but today's article is to tell you that when you catch some fish you don't know, you must not blindly let the fish go down your stomach.
Because many of these strange-shaped fish caught in the wild are national protected animals, if you eat them, then you will definitely not avoid jail time.
What are these fish, and why do people pay so much for a bite when they catch them?
[What is "national security" fish?
"Take a bite and go to jail!" Listening to this sentence, we can imagine how heavy these fish are for the country, and we also said in the preface that these fish are national protected animals, so what is the "national security" fish?
Those who have been paying close attention to the data of endangered animals in the mainland may know that the number of endangered fish in the mainland has been increasing, and the endangerment level has been increasing all the time.
So far, the protection of endangered freshwater fish has become one of the most important affairs of the mainland, and "national protection" means to protect those national protected animals, mainly to describe that this animal is very important to the country.
In the Yangtze River Basin, for example, in 2021, the mainland officially implemented a fishing ban with a tentative period of 10 years, which means that the mainland has strictly banned fishing since 2021.
After the implementation of this policy, the mainland has cracked down on those who use electric fish and poison fish to kill illegal acts, and the reason why the mainland has done so is to provide a solid guarantee for fish reproduction and improve the transformation of fish diversity.
In order to better protect fish, the mainland has also enacted many laws on the protection of fish, such as the Law on the Protection of Rare and Endangered Wild Animals and the Fisheries Law.
In these two laws, the creatures included in the list of protected animals on the mainland have the highest right to protection, and people are not allowed to fish these creatures without permission.
People who love fish can get these fish through some formal methods, and if they encounter some strange fish when fishing, they should report to the relevant departments.
【Chinese Sturgeon】
The Chinese sturgeon is a rare fish endemic to China, also known as the "giant panda in the water," and they have a very long history, if I have to say an accurate date, it can be traced back to the Mesozoic Era 150 million years ago.
The Chinese sturgeon is very different from other fish, especially in appearance, it is most obvious that it is different from other fish, their mouths are long and sharp, and their bodies are different from other fish.
The belly part of the fish is still relatively flat, and there is a very idle triangle above the tail, which may be due to this unique appearance, which makes the Chinese sturgeon stand out among other fish.
The size of the Chinese sturgeon is very large, the largest weight can reach about 500 kilograms, and it is also known as the "king of fish of the Yangtze River," but due to human overfishing and environmental degradation, the number of Chinese sturgeon has also declined sharply.
Now that the species of the Chinese sturgeon is basically on the verge of extinction, the relevant departments of the mainland have specially listed the Chinese sturgeon as a national first-class key protected animal in order to save this endangered species, so that it can be very strictly protected by the state, and can allow human beings to temporarily restrain a little.
The number of Chinese sturgeons is indeed very small, and if you see a Chinese sturgeon in your spare time fishing, you hope to release it and contribute a little bit to the mainland's biological protection industry.
【Rouge】
When we hear about rouge, we must think of the rouge used by ancient women, so is there any connection between the two?
In fact, there is no big correlation between the cochineal fish and the rouge itself, and the cochineal fish has some other nicknames, such as "pink steak", "yellow chop" and other common names.
The distribution of cochineal is also very extensive, most of them are in the Yangtze River basin on the mainland, and cochineal is also affectionately known as the "Asian mermaid". ”
Although it is said that the cochineal fish is given a title by people after adulthood, in fact, the appearance of the cochineal fish when it is small is still very ordinary, its appearance is similar to the black triangle, and there is no big difference from other fish, and more seriously, it is also called "ugly eight". ”
Its history is also relatively long, but it is not as long as the Chinese sturgeon, and the ancestors of the cochineal fish came to this world earlier than humans, basically born in the period of dinosaurs.
Some people have also carried out relevant research and exploration, and some people say that the ancestor of the cochineal fish is the primitive bone bladder fish, which appeared in South America.
The adult cochineal also attracts the admiration of most people because of its strange appearance, which attracts many people to want to catch it to get some cash.
As a result, the number of cochineal has been decreasing year by year, and now it has been listed as a first-class protected animal on the mainland, so that it has been protected by the state since then, and some people have been prevented from illegal fishing.
【Flower eel】
Just hearing the name makes people feel very gentle, but what is this fish like? What does it look like?
The flower eel is a type of eel, its appearance is similar to that of ordinary eels, its body looks particularly slender, and its back is covered with tan patterns.
Maybe this appearance is very similar to ordinary fish, so many people think that this kind of fish can be caught at will, but in fact, this is not the case, the character of the flower eel is also particularly fierce, and the strength is also very large under the advantage of slender size.
Flower eels are also very intelligent, and basically do not appear in people's field of vision during the day, and do not come out to hunt some small fish and shrimp to fill their stomachs until night.
However, due to the indiscriminate discharge of industrial wastewater into the river, the environment in the river has become more and more polluted, hindering its migratory passages, and in this way, the number of flower eels has decreased more and more over time.
Later, the flower eel was listed as a national second-class protected animal and was also included in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
【Xinjiang bighead fish】
Xinjiang bighead fish, also known as the barramundi, has a longer history than the Chinese sturgeon, originating from 300 million years ago ancient fish living fossils, this fish has one of the biggest characteristics is that it only exists in the Tarim water system of Xinjiang, China.
This fish is unique to China and is largely invisible in Bosten Lake, the original largest producer of the bighead fish in Xinjiang.
It may be due to the uniqueness of Xinjiang bighead fish, so it is also considered to be the most valuable object for conservation in the biological classification, and it is highly endangered.
According to relevant laws and regulations, Xinjiang bighead fish has been listed as a national first-class protected endangered wild animal since 1988, and the country will not spare anything that can threaten the survival of Xinjiang bighead fish.
That is to say, if people are fishing in their leisure time, the fish they catch are similar to the body characteristics of Xinjiang big-headed fish, they must pay attention to it, and they must not take it home to drink, otherwise they will really go to jail if they eat a bite.
【Iwahara 鲤】
Also known as the black carp, the Iwahara carp is slender and flattened, with a black head and back and a silvery-white belly.
But when dams were built in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, sewage and pollution prevented the fish from spawning, and human overfishing left the Yangtze River basin with only a handful of Iwahara carp.
In 2021, Iwahara carp was officially included in the mainland's list of second-class protected animals, and due to the sharp decline in numbers, the killing of Iwahara carp was also judged to be illegal.
In addition, Iwahara Koino is an extremely dangerous fish, and it is also included in the "Red Book of Endangered Animals of China" and is strictly protected by the state.
【Conclusion】
In fact, there are not only the above kinds of wild animals that need to be protected in the mainland, but there are many species that are not listed, in short, we humans should do our best to maintain the harmonious coexistence of man and nature.
Try to minimize the overfishing of these animals, and try not to cause major damage to the living environment of these animals, the whole nature is our home, and these creatures are also our partners.
The main purpose of this article is that if we suddenly come out and want to fish, we only need to take home those fish that are most common to us, and we should report to the relevant departments if we encounter those strange and aggressive fish.
These fish are really legally responsible if they take a bite, and their species are already at risk of extinction, and we can't afford to make it worse.