Thursday, November 21 2019 11:48

ArmInfo. In Armenia, measures will be taken to organize fishing for whitefish and crayfish on Lake Sevan. The government at a meeting on November 21 approved a  draft decision on the organization of fishing on the lake.

According to the Minister of the Environment Eric Grigoryan, the  executive body is discussing a similar issue for the first time. The  draft government decision provides for an inventory of whitefish and  crayfish stocks, to ensure their maintenance and reproduction. In  this regard, it is envisaged to establish fishing procedures with a  limitation of fishing volumes.

Earlier, Director of the Institute of Hydroecology and Fisheries of  the National Academy of Sciences Evelina Ghukasyan noted that fish  stocks in Lake Sevan are 2300 tons, 2200 of which are whitefish. The  industrial species of whitefish is 554 tons, carp stocks were  estimated at 47 tons, and trout species - within 15-17 tons.  According to Evelina Ghukasyan, cancer stocks sharply decreased due  to the use of unacceptable fishing tools.