Several men caught turtles and fish released into a river by tourists and sold them on the bank in southern China.

The video, shot in the city of Mianyang in Sichuan Province on May 18, shows more than a dozen tourists releasing the turtles and fish they bought from a nearby area into a river while singing.

However, after the tourists left, several men used fishing nets to catch the turtles and fish from the river and placed them into basins to sell them on the bank.

The filmer Mr Zhong said he was shocked by the scene. Some of the turtles were taken away by the people who caught them and some were placed into the basins to sell.

5月18日上午10时许，四川绵阳市涪江岸边，十多名游客将刚刚在附近买来的一些乌龟和鱼儿进行放生。现场，当游客放生后，前脚刚刚离开，后脚就有几名男子手持抄网，争相进行打捞。更有甚者，有男子为了抢时间，为了趁刚入水的龟，鱼还没有游远之时，竟然冒险探身，将整个身体悬于垂直的河岸边，单手扒岸，腾出另一只手臂，迅速捞出水中的乌龟，并装入裤兜中。

据游客钟先生称，面对发生在岸边的“一放一捞”的场景，他感到很是吃惊，尤其是面对湍急的河水，打捞者的安全令人捏着一把汗。这些被捞上来的乌龟和鱼儿，一些被人带走，有些则被打捞者重新放回盆中进行售卖。