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2021-05-12 04:51:05 GMT2021-05-12 12:51:05(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
Aerial photo taken on May 11, 2021 shows two Yangtze finless porpoises swimming in the Yichang section of the Yangtze River, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
WUHAN, May 11 (Xinhua) A pod of the Yangtze finless porpoise has been seen spyhopping above the silvery surface of the Yangtze River, China s longest river, attracting shutterbugs and nearby residents who want to catch a glimpse of these beautiful creatures.
The freshwater porpoise with no dorsal fin is native to China and has lived here for 25 million years. They are the only freshwater subspecies of the finless porpoise family and pulse through the middle and lower main streams of the Yangtze River.
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Healing mother river
By Lin Xiaoyi in Yichang and Lu Yameng in Beijing Published: Apr 14, 2021 07:13 PM
A picturesque section of Yangtze river in Yichang, Central China s Hubei Province. Photo: VCGThe surface of the Yangtze, China s longest river, is still bustling, but the fishing boats have gradually disappeared. When the 10-year fishing ban began to be implemented along the Yangtze River, the mother river of the Chinese nation ushered in a historic opportunity for ecological restoration.
On January 1, 2021, a 10-year fishing moratorium in all-natural waterways along the Yangtze River came into effect, with some 231,000 fishermen surrendering nearly 111,000 boats in a dozen provincial-level regions. This fish in and people out movement eyes to not only restore the fish population in the river but also create a new life for the fishermen who head ashore.
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