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ARMENIAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY BANS COMMERCIAL FISHING OF LAKE HERRINGS FOR WHOLE YEAR
arminfo
2008-04-03 16:09:00
ArmInfo. The Armenian Environment Ministry again imposes a ban on
commercial fishing of Sevan lake herrings for the whole year, Karen
Jenterejyan, the head of the bioresource department at the Armenian
Environment Ministry said, replying to ArmInfo correspondent's
question.
He said that the commercial stock of lake herrings has amounted to zero
as a result of uncontrolled fishing over the recent years. Meanwhile,
as early as 1988 the commercial stock of the lake herrings totalled
1800 tons. In 2008 the scientific research on the ecological
state of the lake's bottom and estimation of the fish stock will
be continued. Jenterejyan stressed that despite the fight against
poaching, cases of illegal fishing in the lake are still registered.
At the same time, Director of the Institute of Hydroecology and
Ichthyology of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences Boris
Gabrielyan told ArmInfo correspondent that research to estimate
the fish dtock was held jointly with the "Sevan" National Park. The
scientist said that according to the latest data, the lake herring
stock in the lake has decreased much more than Jenterejyan said,
particularly, the lake herring stock totals not 600 tons, but about
180-200 tons.
arminfo
2008-04-03 16:09:00
ArmInfo. The Armenian Environment Ministry again imposes a ban on
commercial fishing of Sevan lake herrings for the whole year, Karen
Jenterejyan, the head of the bioresource department at the Armenian
Environment Ministry said, replying to ArmInfo correspondent's
question.
He said that the commercial stock of lake herrings has amounted to zero
as a result of uncontrolled fishing over the recent years. Meanwhile,
as early as 1988 the commercial stock of the lake herrings totalled
1800 tons. In 2008 the scientific research on the ecological
state of the lake's bottom and estimation of the fish stock will
be continued. Jenterejyan stressed that despite the fight against
poaching, cases of illegal fishing in the lake are still registered.
At the same time, Director of the Institute of Hydroecology and
Ichthyology of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences Boris
Gabrielyan told ArmInfo correspondent that research to estimate
the fish dtock was held jointly with the "Sevan" National Park. The
scientist said that according to the latest data, the lake herring
stock in the lake has decreased much more than Jenterejyan said,
particularly, the lake herring stock totals not 600 tons, but about
180-200 tons.