Stranded fishing boat
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ENVIRONMENT

Troubled Waters: A Lakeside Village Struggles to Adapt to China’s Landmark Fishing Ban

More than three years on from a fishing ban on Poyang Lake, one fishing community is still straining to reinvent itself

Jiangxi province’s Nanji township was once home to three thriving fishing villages. Now, the picturesque communities on the banks of Poyang Lake are almost deserted. Hotels stand empty or abandoned, and the two schools have only a handful of students each, according to one resident. No one is out on the water with their fishing nets.

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