Is it illegal to fish with a kite net?

Legal analysis: In natural rivers, it is not illegal to fish without violating the local regulations on the closed season.

Legal basis: "The Fisheries Law of the People's Republic of China" Article 38 Anyone who uses methods that destroy fishery resources, such as deep-frying, poisoning, or electrocuting, or who fishes in violation of the regulations on closed areas and closed seasons, or who fishes with prohibited fishing gears, fishing methods, and gears that are smaller than the minimum mesh size, or whose catches contain more than the prescribed proportion of juvenile fish, shall have the catches confiscated and the proceeds of the violation punished by a fine of not more than fifty thousand yuan. The proceeds, impose a fine of less than 50,000 yuan; the circumstances are serious, the confiscation of fishing gear, revocation of fishing licenses; the circumstances are particularly serious, you can confiscate the fishing vessel; constitutes a crime, shall be investigated for criminal responsibility.

If the sale of illegally caught fish is conducted in a closed area or during a closed period, the competent administrative department of fisheries of the local people's government at or above the county level shall promptly conduct an investigation and deal with the matter.

If a person manufactures or sells prohibited fishing gear, he shall confiscate the illegally manufactured or sold fishing gear and the illegal income, and shall be fined not more than 10,000 yuan.