Chına Forbıdden Fıshıng Perıod

epa02180829 A fisherman carries a container of fish  to transport in a dock in Qingdao city,eastern China's Shandong province,31 May 2010.  China will carry out the annually forbidden fishing period beginning from 1 June 2010 all over the China's sea areas in order to protect the fishery resources.The forbidden fishing policy will last two or three months due to different sea areas.China has a coastline of 14,500 kilometresan exclusive economic zone of 877,019 square kilometres. The fishing grounds range from sub-tropical to temperate zonesinclude 431,000 square kilometres of continental shelves.  EPA/WU HONG