An Empirical Research on Judicial Judgments for Illegal Fishing of Aquatic Products
Since its establishment,the crime of illegal fishing of aquatic products has remained in a low frequency in inland waters.Since China implemented a full fishing ban in the Yangtze basin,the cases of illegal fishing of aquatic products in inland waters have shown a rapid growth trend.Through an empirical research based on a comprehensive analysis of the patterns and trends of such crime over the past decade,this paper further points out existing dilemmas regarding the crime of illegal fishing of aquatic products,such as the insufficient connection between administrative law-enforcement and criminal law-enforcement,the concealed feature of the crime,difficulties in fixing the evidence,low cost of the crime,people's diversified views on its harmfulness,etc.,and then puts forward countermeasures and suggestions to combat this crime.
illegal fishingaquatic productsjudicial judgmentempirical research