Lushan West Sea (Zhelin Lake) has a water area of 308 square kilometers, an average water depth of 45 meters, a visibility of 11 meters, and a negative oxygen ion content of 150,000 per cubic centimeter. It is a natural oxygen bar with national first-class water quality and first-class air. The waters in the scenic area are diverse in ecology and culture, and are rich in silverfish, mandarin fish, stick fish, herring, white fish, bighead carp, catfish, carp, bream, crucian, shad, and the precious fish species Chinese sturgeon, etc. The peach blossom jellyfish, known as the giant panda in the water, appears in the water every year.

(Photographed in July 2020)

　　In order to protect the beautiful ecological environment of "a green hill and a lake with clear water" in the West Sea of Mount Lushan, in recent years, the West Sea of Mount Lushan has continued to carry out comprehensive rectification of the "six-nons" waters and achieved good results. Especially since the beginning of this year, the Lushan West Sea Management Committee has implemented the work of banning and retreating arrests in accordance with the work arrangements of superiors. The West Sea Public Security has strictly performed its duties in accordance with the law, and has severely cracked down on illegal fishing and other types of damage to the water environment and fishery resources with a "zero tolerance" attitude. Of illegal and criminal acts, to protect the green mountains and green waters of the scenic spot.

Sword unsheathed

　　At about 22:00 on the evening of September 23, 2020, in the waters of Zhelin Lake, a scenic spot in the West Sea of Lushan, the Xihai Public Security took the initiative to attack. After nearly 8 hours of squatting, the police cracked an illegal fishing case at 6 am the next day. Two men who used electric fishing tools for illegal fishing were captured, and the batteries and other tools used for illegal fishing and 134 kilograms of illegal fishing were confiscated according to law.

　　After investigation, the two of them have carried out illegal fishing activities in the waters of Xihaizhelin Lake in Lushan several times, and the accumulated profits have exceeded 5,000 yuan. At present, the two criminal suspects have been taken criminal compulsory measures according to law, and the case is being further processed.

Police remind

　　Electric fish is extinct fishing. Electric fish is devastating to fish resources. Electric fishing, regardless of type or size, directly reduces the number of many fish species. Fish in the waters will lose their ability to reproduce after being electrocuted. If it cannot be restored, the water body that is powered by electricity has no vitality, causing the exhaustion or even extinction of fish resources, which seriously threatens the ecological environment balance of the water area.

　　The crime of illegal fishing of aquatic products in Article 340 of the Criminal Law violates the laws and regulations on the protection of aquatic resources, fishing aquatic products in prohibited fishing areas, closed fishing periods, or using prohibited tools and methods, and the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, Detention, control or fines.