River Story | From fishermen to guardians of Yangtze River
STORY: River Story | From fishermen to guardians of Yangtze River
SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage
DATELINE: Dec. 24, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:45
LOCATION: WUHAN, China
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the patrol team working
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHOU GANG, Patrol team member, former fisherman
3. various of the patrolling
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHOU GANG, Patrol team member, former fisherman
5. various of finless porpoises
6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHOU GANG, Patrol team member, former fisherman
STORYLINE:
In 2021, a 10-year fishing ban took effect in the pivotal waters of the Yangtze River to restore biodiversity.
Many former fishermen have thus taken on new roles. 43-year-old Zhou Gang is one of them.
After retiring from fishing, Zhou joined an assist patrol team in Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province, to stop illegal fishing on the Yangtze River.
SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHOU GANG, Patrol team member, former fisherman
"I've been a member of the patrol team for three years. We used
- Product Code
- ILEA002121495
- Registered date
- 2023/12/24 00:00:00
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- Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
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- 110.69(MB)*
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