Shanghai Ocean University launched a campaign to protect aquatic life
and the Yangtze River ecosystem at Crowne Plaza Shanghai Noah Square on
May 10. According to the university, it will partner the Yangtze River
Ecosystem Protection Strategic Research Center, Alibaba Local Life and
Alibaba Philanthropy to build a long-term mechanism that would protect
aquatic life and maintain ecological balance in the Yangtze River. Shanghai is the first stop of the campaign, which would eventually be
expanded to the provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan,
Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Henan, Qinghai, Shanxi and Gansu. One of the campaign objectives is forming a joint task force that
would ban fishing and promote aquatic life protection in the Yangtze
River, as well as raise awareness about the importance of biodiversity
protection. The campaign will also focus on helping fishermen affected by the ban to find new avenues of income.
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