This time, the fishing enthusiasts were really.
A female reporter fell into the whirlpool of public opinion because of a question she asked at a press conference.
In her question, she put it this way:
It is understood that illegal fishing has existed in some places for a long time, what are the effective and effective measures to strengthen the supervision of fishing......
Not long after the female reporter said this, the Internet exploded. Many people don't understand why fishing is "illegal", and most people have the impression that fishing is just a recreational sport and should not be so popular.
In the past two days, the female reporter's "questioning incident" has continued to ferment on the Internet, and some angry netizens pointed out that the female reporter "illegally asked questions" and was suspected of misleading others.
Why is there such a fierce reaction from the fishing community? There must be an intrinsic reason.
The female reporter's phrase "illegal fishing has existed for a long time" seems to treat fishing as a very bad behavior. Then he put forward how to effectively and effectively supervise the fishing behavior, so that anglers feel that they have been targeted after listening to it.
Therefore, it is inevitable to cause an emotional backlash among anglers.
It's not that fishing friends have small bellies and like to stir up trouble, but the activity of casual fishing has been repeatedly viewed with colored glasses in recent years, including some very well-known experts and professors.
For example, an expert named Zhang Youqian in Xiangyang, Hubei Province, did not know where to conduct investigation and research, and once came to the conclusion that "it is normal for anglers to catch thousands of catties of fish in a day".
Professor Yao Weizhi of the School of Fisheries of Southwest University directly threw out the views that "fishing is the main contradiction affecting the ban on fishing in the Yangtze River" and "the lead hook is a new type of anchor hook".
The above experts and professors who have a certain influence in the industry, every word of their words may have a profound impact on recreational fishing, and the "fishing ban" system implemented in some places is likely to be swayed by these one-sided arguments.
The National Sports Agency has included recreational fishing as a sport because it does have a large mass base.
According to the statistics of the China Fishing Sports Association, there are about 130 million fishing enthusiasts in China, especially some elderly anglers, who have a strong demand for rigidity in fishing, the purpose of which is nothing more than to pass the time and strengthen their health.
However, recreational fishing has been banned in many places in recent years. This is a very rare phenomenon among so many sports in China.
The reason why fishing is treated differently is related to the colored glasses of the "experts and professors" in front of me.
Because of this, a question from a female reporter can elicit a strong reaction from anglers.
Of course, it is also a fact that uncivilized fishing is widespread. For example, littering, not knowing how to protect fish resources and other behaviors are indeed the places that some anglers need to pay attention to, and these behaviors need to be restrained to a certain extent, so that recreational fishing can slowly develop in a better direction.
There is a certain problem with the sport of fishing, so should it be beaten to death with a stick? This is obviously biased. From the perspective of fish conservation, we have a lot more important to do.
Pictured: Electric trawl used for fishing in a river
For example, electrofishing and netting are still widespread in various localities, and there are still a large number of illegal fishing activities that need to be dealt with at night......
There are so many things that need to be done, and any one done well will be a great boon to the protection of fish resources.
Recreational fishing needs to be regulated, and most anglers will support it. But if you have to look at the fishing community with colored glasses, and you have to talk about it without being shocking, then of course the anglers have to stand up and speak out loud.