China Opens All Four Major Sea Areas to Fishing After Summer Ban Ends

The resource-density figures give this year's reopening a stronger biological backdrop than the typical post-ban restart, which matters for near-term seafood supply from the Yellow and East China Seas. The effect is regional: coastal fleets, processors and cold-chain operators across East Asia are the first to feel it, while distant-water and imported-protein markets are largely insulated. Whether the higher density observed in the northern East China Sea and southern Yellow Sea holds through the autumn fishing season — or reflects a one-off pause effect — is the open question.