Anti-Electrofishing Volunteer Network Fighting Illegal Fishing

Organisation

China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF)

 

Country

China

 

Description

The China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation has established a volunteer programme that assisted fishery authorities in uncovering nearly 1,000 cases of illegal fishing in 2018 alone within the Yangtze River Basin. The programme consists of extensive education and awareness activities including environmental classes and lectures, the launch of the “RiverEye” mobile application to encourage public participation in reporting and preventing illegal fishing of critically endangered fish species and advocacy against the release of invasive species like the largemouth bass.

 

STRP Output

Task 5.2: Scaling up wetland conservation and restoration to deliver the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

 

Additional information

1. Safeguarding Biodiversity: The Impact of China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation's Anti-Electrofishing Volunteer Network
2. Anti-electrofishing Networking: improved connectivity makes a big difference for China's freshwater ecosystem

 

Contact point

Matthew Simpson