NANJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Fishery authorities in east China will use a radar system to crack down on illegal fishing at Taihu Lake, the country's third-largest freshwater lake, where a 10-year fishing ban begins Thursday.

The radar system, launched by the city of Wuxi's Binhu District, in east China's Jiangsu Province, employs technologies like 5G, big data and cloud computing and can track 64 targets simultaneously, the district government said at a press conference Wednesday.

"The new system can timely spot and keep tracking a suspicious ship," said Ruan Yulin, deputy director of the district's bureau of agriculture and rural affairs.

Illegal fishing on the vast Taihu Lake often occurs at night and is hard to spot, but the introduction of radar technology will boost the authorities' detection capabilities.

China has imposed a fishing ban in 332 conservation areas along the Yangtze River since the beginning of this year, and a 10-year fishing ban will cover all the key waters of the country's longest river starting next year, as the country strives to protect marine fishery resources and the ecological environment. Enditem

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