Fishing season of South China Sea starts

Members of Hainan maritime authority use a drone to check the navigation conditions in the Qiongzhou Strait on a patrol ship, Aug. 16, 2021. The fishing season of South China Sea started Monday after this summer's three-and-a-half-month fishing ban. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Fishing boats sail across the Qiongzhou Strait as the summer fishing moratorium ended in the South China Sea, Aug. 16, 2021. The fishing season of South China Sea started Monday after this summer's three-and-a-half-month fishing ban. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Fishing boats sail across the Qiongzhou Strait as the summer fishing moratorium ended in the South China Sea, Aug. 16, 2021. The fishing season of South China Sea started Monday after this summer's three-and-a-half-month fishing ban. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Fishing boats sail across the Qiongzhou Strait as the summer fishing moratorium ended in the South China Sea, Aug. 16, 2021. The fishing season of South China Sea started Monday after this summer's three-and-a-half-month fishing ban. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Fishing boats sail across the Qiongzhou Strait as the summer fishing moratorium ended in the South China Sea, Aug. 16, 2021. The fishing season of South China Sea started Monday after this summer's three-and-a-half-month fishing ban. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)