Li Yu (1611-c. 1680), late Ming and early Qing writer and dramatist

ban on fishing

see 竭澤而漁|竭泽而渔[jie2 ze2 er2 yu2]

lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom); fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)