


Fishermen prepare to put away fishing nets at the Dongshan port in Rui'an, eastern China's Zhejiang Province as the summer fishing ban, which lasts three months, starts on Monday, June 16, 2008. China imposed the summer fishing ban to protect marine resources endangered by over-fishing, and to guarantee sustainable development in the fishing industry. [Photo Xinhua]

Fishermen rest to repair the fishing nets at the Stone Island center port in Rongcheng, eastern China's Shandong Province as the summer fishing ban, which lasts three months, starts on Monday, June 16, 2008. China imposed the summer fishing ban to protect marine resources endangered by over-fishing, and to guarantee sustainable development in the fishing industry. [Photo: Xinhua]